Over 60 dead, dozens missing as severe floods strike Europe The equivalent of two months of rain has fallen on some areas in the last one or two days, according to the French national weather service. Credit: AP Houses are submerged on the overflowed river banks in Erdorf, Germany, as the village was flooded Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Harald Tittel/dpa via AP) Author: FRANK JORDANS Associated Press Published: 3:22 AM CDT July 15, 2021 Updated: 5:57 PM CDT July 15, 2021 BERLIN, Germany — More than 50 people have died and dozens were missing Thursday as heavy flooding in Germany and Belgium turned streams and streets into raging torrents that swept away cars and caused houses to collapse.