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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (2nd R) stands next to a member of the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) as he looks at the flooding Helme river in Oberroeblingen, eastern Germany, on January 4, 2024. Days of rain, as well as melting snow have left parts of several German regions, including the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia as well as the eastern states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia under water. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JOHN MACDOUGALL)