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Hundreds missing, over 60 dead in raging European floods Sem van der Wal/ANP/AFP/Getty Images People ride on a trailer as the Dutch fire brigade evacuate people from their homes in South Limburg. BERLIN, Germany — More than 60 people have died and hundreds were missing Thursday as severe flooding in Germany and Belgium turned streams and streets into raging torrents that swept away cars and caused houses to collapse. The New York Times reported Thursday evening that German authorities indicated they were unable to account for at least 1,300 people. Among those killed were nine residents of ...

Jul 15, 2021 4:00 AM EDT BERLIN (AP) — More than 60 people have died and dozens were missing Thursday as severe flooding in Germany and Belgium turned streams and streets into raging torrents that swept away cars and caused houses to collapse. Recent storms across parts of western Europe made rivers and reservoirs burst their banks, triggering flash floods overnight after the saturated soil couldn’t absorb any more water. “I grieve for those who have lost their lives in this disaster,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said during a visit to Washington, e...

Among the worst-hit German villages was Schuld, where several homes collapsed and dozens of people remained unaccounted for. Rescue operations were hampered by blocked roads and phone and internet outages across the Eifel, a volcanic region of rolling hills and small valleys. Some villages were reduced to rubble as old brick and timber houses couldn’t withstand the sudden rush of water, often carrying trees and other debris as it gushed through narrow streets. Karl-Heinz Grimm, who had come to help his parents in Schuld, said he had never seen the small Ahr River surge in such a deadly torr...

“I fear the full extent of this tragedy will only be seen in the coming days," she said. Biden likewise paid his condolences for the devastating loss of life and the destruction due to the flooding. “Our hearts go out to the families who’ve lost loved ones,” he said. Authorities said at least 30 people died in North Rhine-Westphalia state and 28 in neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate to the south. Belgian media reported eight deaths in that country. Harald Tittel/AP People look at the destruction caused by the flooding of the Ahr River in the Eifel village of Schuld, western Germany...

By FRANK JORDANS | Associated Press Jul 15, 2021 5 hrs ago BERLIN (AP) — More than 60 people have died and dozens were missing Thursday as severe flooding in Germany and Belgium turned streams and streets into raging torrents that swept away cars and caused houses to collapse. Recent storms across parts of western Europe made rivers and reservoirs burst their banks, triggering flash floods overnight after the saturated soil couldn't absorb any more water. "I grieve for those who have lost their lives in this disaster," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said during a visit to Wa...