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    33 dead, dozens missing in German floods

    Chronicle EditorBy Chronicle EditorJuly 15, 20211 Comment3 Mins Read
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    The deadly floods have left homes and cars destroyed in Germany
    The deadly floods have left homes and cars destroyed in Germany
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    At least 33 people have died in western Germany and many more are missing following severe floods, police say.

    The worst of the flooding has been in the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia, where buildings and cars have been washed away.

    At least six others have died in neighbouring Belgium, and the city of Liège has urged all residents to leave.

    It follows record rainfall in parts of western Europe that has caused major rivers to burst their banks.

    The Netherlands has also been badly hit, with flooding rivers damaging many houses in the southern province of Limburg. A number of care homes have also had to be evacuated.

    Malu Dreyer, chief of Germany’s Rhineland-Palatinate state, described the flooding as a “catastrophe”.

    “There are dead, missing and many people still in danger,” she said. “All of our emergency services are in action round the clock and risking their own lives.”

    Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is in the US ahead of a meeting with President Joe Biden, said she was “shocked by the disaster”.

    At least 19 people died in the Ahrweiler district of Rhineland-Palatinate, after the Ahr river, which flows into the Rhine, burst its banks.

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    Police helicopters and hundreds of soldiers have been deployed to some areas to help stranded residents. Earlier, police said dozens of people were waiting on rooftops to be rescued.

    Schools have been closed around the west of the country, while transport links have been severely disrupted.

    A man carries a dog next to debris brought by the flood
    Many houses in Schuld bei Adenau are in danger of collapsing
    A woman looks at debris brought by the flood next to the Ahr river
    The Ahr river burst its banks

    About 25 houses are in danger of collapsing in the district of Schuld bei Adenau in the mountainous Eifel region, where a state of emergency has been declared, according to German broadcaster SWR.

    It said some houses had been completely cut-off and could no longer be reached by boat.

    Eight deaths were reported in the district of Euskirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia, while four people died in the Eifel region when their homes were swept away.

    Meanwhile, two firefighters died on Wednesday in North Rhine-Westphalia. One drowned, while the other reportedly collapsed following a rescue operation.

    Belgium has also been hit by flash floods, and dramatic video showed cars being swept away along a street in the city of Verviers.

    Meanwhile, in the town of Pepinster, 10 houses collapsed after the River Vesdre burst its banks.

    Almost 2,000 people were forced to evacuate in the town of Chaudfontaine, Belgium’s Le Soir newspaper reported.

    Rail services in the southern half of Belgium have been suspended because of the extreme weather.

    Forecasts suggest more heavy rain is due in much of western Europe on Thursday and Friday.

    Experts say that climate change is expected to increase the frequency of extreme weather events, but linking any single event to global warming is complicated.

    Armin Laschet, the premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, blamed the extreme weather on global warming during a visit to a hard-hit area.

    “We will be faced with such events over and over, and that means we need to speed up climate protection measures… because climate change isn’t confined to one state,” he said.

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