# Powerful storms damage homes in Germany, leaving one dead

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- DW, 2026-08-20 08:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-powerful-storms-damage-homes-leave-1-dead/live-78439067?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Destructive storms swept across Germany after a prolonged dry spell, toppling trees and damaging homes. A 58-year-old woman died when a tree fell on a shelter in Waldorf, Rhineland-Palatinate; another woman was hospitalized. Around 60 homes were damaged in Wetzlar. Separately, CDU politician Bernd Prange reportedly donated €10,000 to the far-right AfD and said he planned to vote for it.