[Levin]

24 Dec 2021 05:25AM
(Updated: 24 Dec 2021 05:25AM)


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Hilberath and her partner have been sleeping at the homes of friends and relatives since Germany's most lethal floods in six decades in July that killed more than 180 people and destroyed many houses, roads, railway lines and bridges.

They were on the waiting list for "tiny houses" to stay in while fixing up their old, half-timbered house

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The government has set up a €30 billion (US$34 billion) recovery fund to help western and southern Germany rebuild after the floods.

But citizens' initiatives have also raised millions of euros - some of which are now going to fund the construction of tiny houses as frigid temperatures set in and many flood-hit buildings remain without heating or electricity.

So far, 25 tiny homes measuring some 30 square meters each have been handed over to flood victims like Hilberath in the town of Grafschaft. Each house has a bathroom, bedroom and open kitchen and comes fully equipped with bed linen, kettle and coffee maker.


Rest of the report at: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/ch...es-2399211