22.01.2026, Germany, Haltern, North Rhine-Westphalia - Lippe, flood protection in the Haltern-Lippramsdorf-Marl (HaLiMa) area. Flood protection on the Lippe through dyke relocation and thus expanded floodplains. In the foreground, the Haltern-Meinken pumping station on the completed northern floodplain, the northern dyke. Work is still ongoing on the southern dyke. In the background, the Marl Chemical Park. 00X260122D017CAROEX.JPG [MODEL RELEASE: NO, PROPERTY RELEASE: NO (c) caro images / Oberhaeuser, http://www.caro-images.com, [email protected] - In case of using the picture for any purpose, please contact the agency - the picture is subject to royalty!]