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Merkel to visit flood zone as western Europe death toll tops 170 published : 18 Jul 2021 at 09:45 Germany has experienced its worst flooding in living memory SCHULD (GERMANY) - Chancellor Angela Merkel is to visit flood-ravaged areas in Germany on Sunday to survey the damage and meet survivors, after days of extreme rainfall in western Europe left at least 171 people dead and dozens missing. Merkel is scheduled to travel to the village of Schuld in Rhineland-Palatinate state, one of the two hardest-hit regions in western Germany, where the...

Germany questions warning system after deadly floods 14 published : 19 Jul 2021 at 08:11 Questions are mounting about whether Germany's weather warning system failed to keep citizens safe. BAD NEUENAHR-AHRWEILER, Germany: As Germany mourns more than 150 people who died in floods and begins a mammoth clean-up task, questions are mounting about whether the country's weather warning system failed to keep citizens safe. Although meteorological services had forecast torrential rain and flash floods for western Germany last week, many residents ...

Europe floods: Victims face massive clean-up as waters recede Published media captionEurope floods: Massive clean-up begins in Germany Residents in regions of Germany and Belgium worst-affected by recent floods have begun the huge task of clearing their neighbourhoods, as the waters begin to recede. The scale of the damage is becoming clear, as rescue crews continue to look for victims. At least 170 people have died, and with many still missing the death toll could rise further. And there are fears that a dam weakened by the floods could burst. Inspectors say large parts of the Steinbachtal d...

Europe flood victims face massive clean-up © Reuters Residents of Bad Neuenahr are already starting to clear their town Residents in regions of Germany and Belgium worst-affected by recent floods have begun the huge task of clearing their neighbourhoods, as the waters begin to recede. The scale of the damage is becoming clear, as rescue crews continue to look for victims. At least 170 people have died, and with many still missing the death toll could rise further. And there are fears that a dam weakened by the floods could burst. Inspectors say large parts of the Steinbachtal dam, south-we...

Germany picks through rubble after deadly floods sweep western Europe July 18, 2021 ERFTSTADT, Germany: Rescue workers scrambled on Saturday to find survivors and victims of the devastation wreaked by the worst floods to hit western Europe in living memory, which have already left more than 150 people dead and dozens more missing. Western Germany has suffered the most brutal impact of the deluge that also pummelled Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, leaving streets and homes submerged in muddy water and isolating entire communities. With the death toll in Germany at 133 into the fourt...