Billions of damage in BW: the struggle for reconstruction after the storms!

Billions of damage in BW: the struggle for reconstruction after the storms!

After the devastating storms in June 2024, who searched all of Baden-Württemberg, the affected communities must expect enormous damage. In Rudersberg, one of the worst affected cities, the flood damage amounts to around 120 million euros. The heavy rains led to floods that badly damaged numerous streets, bridges and even railway lines. The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Interior has already determined an investment requirement of 65 million euros for necessary repairs, while the total damage in the Stuttgart region is estimated at around 444 million euros, such as SWR reported .

new advance for compulsory insurance against elementary damage

The increased extreme weather events make a further advance necessary for a nationwide insurance obligation against elementary damage. Baden-Württemberg wants to put this topic on the agenda at the next interior ministerial conference. State Minister of the Interior Thomas Strobl criticized that despite the high damage figures, no legal regulation was decided. At the moment, only every second house in Germany is insured against the consequences of heavy rain or floods. In Baden-Württemberg, on the other hand, the insurance rate is an impressive 94 percent, which is due to former compulsory state insurance. The district recently provided an aid package of over 25 million euros to support the communities affected by the Juni floods, so Tagesschau Against this background, it is not only important to restore the damaged infrastructure, but also to obtain better protection for future extreme weather events. The current state efforts aim to create a stronger legal foundation for insurance against natural disasters in order to cushion the financial consequences of future weather extremes.