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Enormous scale of destruction is revealed as water subsides after historic western Europe flooding

Record rainfall leaves over 120 dead in western Europe, devastating parts of Germany


Record rainfall leaves over 120 dead in western Europe, devastating parts of Germany
By: CNN
Valentin Bianchi/AP
(CNN) Catastrophic flooding in western Europe has killed more than 120 people, with hundreds more missing, authorities said Friday, as large-scale rescue efforts continue amid rising water, landslides and power outages.
Shocking images of the devastation in Germany and Belgium showed entire villages underwater, with cars wedged in between collapsed buildings and debris. The Netherlands and Luxembourg have also been affected by the extreme rainfall.
In Germany, at least 105 people have been killed across two western states. In the hard-hit district of Ahrweiler, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, authorities told CNN that 1,300 people remained unaccounted for. ....

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Europe flooding: Record rainfall leaves over 120 dead in western Europe, devastating parts of Germany


Europe flooding: Record rainfall leaves over 120 dead in western Europe, devastating parts of Germany
CNN
12 hrs ago
By Nadine Schmidt, Schams Elwazer, Barbara Wojazer, Sharon Braithwaite, Joseph Ataman and Vasco Cotovio, CNN
© Rhein-Erft District/@BezRegKoeln/Twitter
An aerial view of the flooding in Erftstadt, in Germany s North Rhine-Westphalia state on Friday.
Catastrophic flooding in western Europe has killed more than 120 people, with hundreds more missing, authorities said Friday, as large-scale rescue efforts continue amid rising water, landslides and power outages.
Shocking images of the devastation in Germany and Belgium showed entire villages underwater, with cars wedged in between collapsed buildings and debris. The Netherlands and Luxembourg have also been affected by the extreme rainfall. ....

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