Herzog tells German president that Israel is willing to help after deadly flooding

17 July 2021, 9:49 pm

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Rescuers check for victims in flooded cars on a road in Erftstadt, Germany, on July 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

President Isaac Herzog says he sent a letter to his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressing condolences for Germans killed in the lethal flood that has hit Western Europe, and informing Germany’s president that Israel was prepared to help.

and thousands of still missing and displaced persons. I agree with the President of Germany, that the challenge of global warming, which contributed to this calamity, requires us all to make a special effort. I stated that we would be willing to help in any way.

— יצחק הרצוג Isaac Herzog (@Isaac_Herzog) July 17, 2021