Current Climate Data - Farmers to receive €2 million in compensation for flood-related damages.
The government plans to spend approximately two million euros from the national budget to support farmers in the Kyffhäuserkreis whose fields were damaged during the 2023 floods. The Environment Ministry confirmed this when asked for details. Minister of the Environment Bernhard Stengele (Greens) and the Kyffhäuserkreis's district administrator, Antje Hochwind-Schneider (SPD), reached an agreement to cover these costs.
The event occurred close to the end of the year when a dike near Mönchpfiffel-Nikolausrieth was purposefully opened, channeling the floodwaters onto nearby farms instead of letting them inundate the town. Altogether, five agricultural operations suffered damages, according to the Ministry of the Environment. Roughly 80% of the funding will be allocated to the most heavily impacted farmer. Damages to winter crops and incidents resulting from deposit accumulation and the dike's opening were incurred.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of the Environment stated that everyone involved was willing to accept the damage to the fields in order to avert more significant damage within the settlements.
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The flood-affected farms are located in the Kyffhäuserkreis, specifically near Sondershausen. The sufficient funding to compensate farmers for their flood-related damages originates from Thuringia's national budget, amounting to approximately €2 million. Frequent weather events, including the 2023 floods, have been having a significant impact on agriculture in the region. After the flood, the Environment Ministry of Germany, led by Minister Bernhard Stengele (Greens), and the district administrator Antje Hochwind-Schneider (SPD) agreed to allocate the funds.
