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in europe has risen to at least 125 while hundreds remain unaccounted for. crews are scrambling to rescue people stranded by flood waters and reinforce flood barriers on the verge of collapsing. western germany is hardest hit. jenny hill, from our broadcast partner the bbc, is there. >> reporter: this country is reeling from the enormity of its loss. this is the town of erfstadt where the ground just fell away under the weight of water, houses collapsed in the night. dramatic rescues. this morning, the authorities said people trapped in the homes were calling for help, but in many cases rescue was impossible. those who did make it out came to shelters like this. johannes has lived here more than 70 years. there have been floods, he told us, but not like this. >> ( translated ): you can run from fire, but not from water. >> reporter: tens of thousands of people still don't have power, and they're on alert. water levels have dropped in