Scholz promises solidarity in fight against flooding

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (C), Steffi Lemke (4-L), German Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection, and Reiner Haseloff (2-L), Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt, during a visit to the central sandbag filling facility in Berga. On the same day, Chancellor Scholz and Saxony-Anhalt's Minister President Haseloff will visit the flood area around the Helme and talk to volunteers. Jan Woitas/dpa

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised support to the areas in Germany affected by floods, including for the subsequent repair of the damage.

"It is clear that this will only be possible together, and this must also be done in a spirit of solidarity in Germany," he said during a visit to an affected region in Saxony-Anhalt on Thursday.

He inspected a sandbag-filling facility in Berga. He had previously been briefed on the tense situation in nearby Sangerhausen.

The chancellor said he was impressed by the solidarity across state borders in the fight against the floods. "I think that shows that we can stand together in Germany."

Scholz was greeted in Sangerhausen by a group of around 10 people shouting slogans such as "criminal" and "go straight back."

He was accompanied by Environment Minister Steffi Lemke and Saxony-Anhalt's State Premier Reiner Haseloff.