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International News Merkel tours ‘surreal’ flood scene, vows aid BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel surveyed what she called a “surreal, ghostly” scene in a devastated village Sunday, pledging quick financial aid and a redoubled political focus on curbing climate change as the death toll from floods in Western Europe climbed more than 180. Jul. 18 2021 @ 11:05pm German Chancellor Angela Merkel, rear third left, and the Governor of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Ma...

Chancellor Angela Merkel was pictured visiting Schuld in the Ahrweiler district in west Germany on Sunday  Finance Minister warns 300m euro aid package will need to be followed by rebuilding plan costing billions Steinbachtal dam in western Germany is still in danger of collapsing as 4,500 people are evacuated  More than 180 people have been killed in devastating flooding in Germany and Belgium this week  Fuming officials have told so-called disaster tourists coming to take pictures of the d...

Europe flooding death toll over 180 as rescuers dig deeper by   Completely destroyed is this bridge over the Ahr in Ahrweiler, western Germany, Sunday, July 18, 2021. Heavy rains caused mudslides and flooding in the western part of Germany. (Boris Roessler, dpa / AP) BERLIN — The death toll from flooding in Western Europe climbed above 180 on Sunday after rescue workers dug deeper into debris left by receding waters. Heavy rain fueled new floods in southeastern Germany and Austria, thou...

The death toll from flooding in Germany and Belgium climbed above 180 on Sunday after rescue workers dug deeper into debris left by receding waters. Police put the toll from the hard-hit Ahrweiler area of western Germany’s Rhineland-Palatinate state at 110 and said they feared the number may still rise. In neighbouring North Rhine-Westphalia state, Germany’s most populous, 46 people were confirmed dead, including four firefighters. Houses and cars in the Ahr valley in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler...

Europe flooding toll over 180 as rescuers dig deeper Associated Press 3 hrs ago By GEIR MOULSON, Associated Press © Provided by Associated Press Completely destroyed is this bridge over the Ahr in Ahrweiler, western Germany, Sunday, July 18, 2021. Heavy rains caused mudslides and flooding in the western part of Germany. Multiple have died and are missing as severe flooding in Germany and Belgium turned streams and streets into raging, debris-filled torrents that swept away ...

Europe flooding toll over 180 as rescuers dig deeper A man helps with the cleanup by carrying rubbish and debris after heavy rain and flooding along the Erft in Bad Münstereifel, Germany, Saturday, July 17, 2021. On the night of July 15, the Erft floods totally devastated the historic core of the city and flooded streets and shops. Gas, electricity and telephone lines were dangerously exposed. (Roberto Pfeil/dpa via AP) July 17, 2021 - 10:45 PM BERLIN (AP) â€�...

Provided Swamp rabbits, marsh rice rats, white-tailed deer, salamanders, foxes and coyotes are among the creatures in the eclectic life and academic background of Eric Schauber. Meet Illinois’ state biologist. When I asked Schauber what the state biologist is supposed to do, he said, “The act is very unclear.” Glad he said that. I couldn’t tell exactly what was entailed after reading the University of Illinois State Scientific Surveys Act that established the state biologist and other s...

Summer camps for children return to SIU’s Touch of Nature in 2021 Tactical Navigation by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Summer camps for children are returning to Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Environmental Center in 2021 with an expanded lineup for younger kids. The experiential learning center is offering a dozen summer camp opportunities for children ages 4 to 13, giving them a chance to explore the wide world of nature in a fun and safe way. After a hiat...

Highway 412 construction work continues through Lawrence, Greene counties According to a media release from ArDOT, the traffic will be shifted north onto the newly built pavement. Crews will relocate two-lane traffic onto two widened sections of Highway 412, starting Jan. 28. (Source: WWNY) By Region 8 Newsdesk | January 27, 2021 at 6:26 PM CST - Updated January 27 at 6:26 PM LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - Construction crews will continue work Thursday on a project to widen Highway 412 i...

Gari making community appeals for basic equipment The Gari producing community of Krachi Akura in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region is appealing for basic equipment. The widely consumed cassava derivative is one of the staple foods of the community, which produces hundreds of bags daily. A visit by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) and a Non-Profit Organisation Send Ghana witnessed the production of the staple using traditional tools and setups. The predominantly women workforce, break...