Carola Bridge in Dresden: shipping should be possible again at the beginning of 2025
Since the partial collapse of the Carola Bridge in Dresden, ships can no longer sail there. This is set to change at the beginning of next year.
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Since the partial collapse of the Carola Bridge in Dresden, ships can no longer sail there. This is set to change at the beginning of next year.
After the Carola Bridge in Dresden, the next Elbe crossing in Saxony is no longer available: in Bad Schandau, no cars are allowed to cross the Elbe bridge with the B 172 for the time being. The load-bearing capacity is considered to be at risk.
Humans have severely altered the habitats along the Elbe. Alluvial forests and wet meadows are now only fragmentary. Biodiversity is dwindling. This should now come to an end.
Police officers pursue a car at very slow speed for almost an hour. When the officers confront the driver, he rams into a police car.
The dykes in Strehla were damaged during the June floods in 2013. Now the town is better protected again.
Late frosts caused severe damage to the vineyards in Saxony's Elbe Valley. Despite a second flowering, significantly fewer grapes ripened as expected - but one hope of the winegrowers was fulfilled.
Late frosts caused severe damage to the vineyards in Saxony's Elbe Valley. Despite a second flowering, significantly fewer grapes ripened as expected - but one hope of the winegrowers was fulfilled.
Water levels continue to rise on the Elbe. The district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge is calling on the population to take precautions.
It was a major reintroduction project that was interrupted in 2014. Now it's starting again, because the sturgeon has an important effect on rivers.
A sporty scientist campaigns for water protection. Andreas Fath swims more than 1000 kilometers across the Elbe. It is not his first experiment of this kind.
No further injuries have been reported after the lightning strike on the banks of the Elbe in Dresden. Fire department warns of symptoms and asks for immediate medical assistance.
No other people have reported symptoms after the lightning strike on the banks of the Elbe in Dresden. Fire department warns of palpitations, numbness and more.
Hikers can once again spend the night in Saxon Switzerland. The Elbe Sandstone Forest Trail offers a challenging route through the rocky world of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.
A car that rolled into the Elbe in the Laubegast district of Dresden was successfully rescued without any complications. The owner was able to get his vehicle out of the river safely.
Chancellor Scholz visits companies, watch manufacturers and democracy project in Dresden ahead of state elections.
The Elbe flood reaches its peak on Wednesday and then recedes again.
The water level of the Elbe has reached alarm level 2 in Schöna.
The flood situation in Saxony is worsening again, particularly along the Elbe, Black Elster and Lower White Elster river basins.
A study by the State Environment Agency shows that fish from the Elbe are only slightly contaminated with pollutants.
The Elbe flood level continues to rise and will reach the same level as shortly before the turn of the year.
The level of the Elbe in Dresden has been falling again since Friday night. The city is planning to reduce the flood warning level.
The fire department protects the Laubegast bank with sandbags
People living along the Elbe must be prepared for further rising water levels. According to the State Flood Center, alert level 3 should be reached in Schöna in Saxon Switzerland on Tuesday afternoon and is expected in Dresden on Wednesday morning.
After five months of low water, cargo ships can once again call at the ports on the Upper Elbe. A total of eleven loads were loaded in Dresden, containing transformers and coolers for machines and rotors. Further shipments are planned.