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German officials reject accusations of flood preparedness failures Flooding has devastated parts of Western Europe since last Wednesday, with the German states of Rhineland Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia, as well as parts of Belgium, among the worst hit. Written By: Andreas Kranz and Leon Kugeler / Reuters | 3:03 pm, Jul. 19, 2021 × A man looks on outside a house in an area affected by floods caused by heavy rainfalls in Bad Muenstereifel, Germany, July 19, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay STEINBACHTAL DAM, Germany, July 19 (Reuters) - German officials rejected sugg...

German govt to provide rapid assistance to flood victims ​ By IANS | ​ 3 Views Germany floods death toll exceeds 100. Image Source: IANS News Berlin, July 20 : In the wake of the devastating flash floods that hit Germany in recent days, the government could approve emergency aid and reconstruction assistance worth billions of euros as early as Wednesday, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said. "People can count on us not only to talk about it in these very serious hours, but also to implement things quickly," Seehofer told reporters on Monday. Last week, the torrential rainfall and the e...

  >> Melissa Eddy and Megan Specia, The New York Times  Published: 20 Jul 2021 10:31 AM BdST Updated: 20 Jul 2021 10:40 AM BdST Wreckage in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany, on Sunday, July 18, 2021, after the floods. The brutal rains that led to the deadly floods were accurately predicted by forecasters. (Gordon Welters/The New York Times) European authorities have revised down the number of people missing as waters receded after devastating flooding in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland last week, even as the death toll continues to rise. "); } More than 700 people who we...

Germany floods: Officials rebuke criticism amid cleanup efforts Top German officials have defended their handling of the country's worst flooding in decades. Local residents in western Germany are reeling from the devastation, as cleanup efforts persist. Local residents and volunteers were picking up the pieces after catastrophic flooding in western Germany With survivors facing the scale of destruction wrought by  the deadly flooding  in western Germany, the authorities have defended their response to the disaster. So far, at least 165 people have been confirmed dead from the floodwate...

Germany floods: Death toll mounts as Merkel visits hard-hit region Emergency workers have continued rescue and cleanup operations in areas ravaged by the floodwaters. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has promised swift help to rebuild devastated communities. Rescue workers have been dispatched to find survivors of the flooding Parts of western Germany continue to reel from the devastation of massive flooding, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel promises government assistance to ravaged communities. So far, at least 160 people have died in Germany since the floods began on Wednesday, according ...