Floods lay bare Europe's 'gigantic task' in averting future

Floods lay bare Europe's 'gigantic task' in averting future climate damage


EU Reporter
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People work in an area affected by floods caused by heavy rainfalls in Bad Muenstereifel, Germany, July 19, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
The catastrophic floods that swept northwest Europe last week were a stark warning that stronger dams, dykes and drainage systems are as urgent as long-term climate change prevention, as once-rare weather events become more common,
write Kate Abnett, James Mackenzie Markus Wacket and Maria Sheahan.
As the waters recede, officials are assessing the destruction left by the torrents that terrorised swathes of western and southern Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, smashing buildings and bridges and killing more than 150 people.

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