16 February 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Wernigerode: Mountains of snow pile up on the market square, while the town hall and the adjacent houses are reflected in the melt water. In the Harz Mountains, thaw has set in - but rivers and reservoirs have sufficient absorption capacity, according to a press release from the city. Although the city is currently freeing the street inlets from snow with the winter service, so that the thaw water can flow off everywhere unhindered, citizens are also called upon to free the street inlets known to them from snow and ice. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa