German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised on Thursday that the state would help those affected by recent flooding in the south of the country, noting that the extent of the damage was significant. “As with previous floods, we will assess the damage together with the federal states and organize help,” Scholz pledged in a statement to the Bundestag, or lower house of parliament. The chancellor also thanked everyone who had provided assistance. “We come together in times of need. That’s the way it should be. That’s Germany,” he said. Over the past days, several locations in the southern German state…