100 m of flood protection erected in only two days

How do you reliably protect people and nature from recurring flood events? For this reason, massive, reinforced-concrete, flood protection walls are used with increasing frequency, whether as an extension or even a replacement for levees.

Climatic changes ensure that rivers and streams will almost regularly overflow their banks and destroy the possessions of many residents. Many still remember the images of large floods in central Europe in 2002 and 2013. Following these disastrous floods, many places were aware that flood protection must be improved from the ground up. But how do you reliably protect people and nature from recurring flood events?

Levees are simple flood protection installations and are often implemented, especially in rural areas. However, their planning and construction are frequently protracted. Levees also...

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