NIEDERZISSEN, Germany: Near the villages devastated by historic floods in Germany last month, waste centers are struggling to sort a pile equivalent to a whole year's worth of refuse.

"There's not been anything like it in Germany," Sascha Hurtenbach, director of the waste management centre in Niederzissen, tells Agence France-Presse, while behind him diggers work to reduce the size of the mounds of debris.

Premium + Digital Edition

Ad-free access


P 80 per month
(billed annually at P 960)
  • Unlimited ad-free access to website articles
  • Limited offer: Subscribe today and get digital edition access for free (accessible with up to 3 devices)

TRY FREE FOR 14 DAYS
See details
See details