Hamelin: German town hit by new plague of rats

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18203263

Hamelin: German town hit by new plague of rats

The fabled German town of Hamelin may need a new rat-catcher after it emerged that rodents had gnawed through a cable powering one of its fountains.

Hamelin is popular with tourists because of the legend of the Pied Piper who ended its plague of rats in 1284.

The Brothers Grimm told of how a man in colourful garb charmed the rodents into the River Weser, where they drowned.

But now the rats have staged a comeback, officials say, lured by food left by the tourists for the birds.

This is not the first time that Hamelin in Lower Saxony - called Hameln in Germany - has struggled with rats in recent years. In 2008, discarded food and rubbish made an allotment site outside the town a haven for the rodents.

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[John_fi_Skye]

Munch on, crunch on, take your nuncheon....

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I blame Darwin.