Observing German Crisis

[MaryN]

I realise it does appear to be quite a puzzling reaction, but you would need to have previously visited the affected areas to understand the German mindset. A lot of the villages/little towns consist of very old properties, and of course when they were built no-one then took much notice of flooding risks. If it happened, God was angry, and that was the end of it. The big dams didn't exist then either. Germans today still appear to think they are the chosen race and how could Ma Nature have the temerity to trash the country. It would be funny if it wasn't so devastating for the little villages and towns affected.