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German officials defend their actions regarding fatal floods
BERLIN (AP) — German officials defended their actions ahead of last week’s severe floods that caught many towns by surprise and killed 196 people in Western Europe, but they conceded more lessons can be learned from the disaster.
Jul. 19 2021 @ 11:05pm
Two brothers weep in each other's arms in front of their parents' house, which was destroyed by the flood in Altenahr, Germany, Monday, July 19, 2021. Numerous houses in the town were completely destroyed or severely damaged, there are numerous fatalities. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP)
BERLIN (AP) — German officials defended their actions ahead of last week’s severe floods that caught many towns by surprise and killed 196 people in Western Europe, but they conceded more lessons can be learned from the disaster.