Large parts of Western Germany were hit by heavy, continuous rain in the night to July 15, resulting in local flash floods that destroyed buildings and swept away cars. The number of deaths after storms in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia increased to at least 81, German broadcaster ARD said on July 16, in what is Germany's worst mass loss of life in years. The Bad Neuenahr, Ahrweiler and Euskirchen areas were particularly hard hit, according to the police. Some of the dead have not yet been recovered, and people are still missing.
PHOTO PACKAGE: Deadly Floods Hit Germany, Western Europe
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A man walks through the floods towards destroyed houses in Schuld near Bad Neuenahr, western Germany, on July 15, 2021.
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People sit at a damaged area of the village of Schuld in the district of Ahrweiler after heavy flooding of the river Ahr, in Schuld, July 15, 2021.
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A hotel owner sits on a Jesus statue in front of his damaged hotel in Insul, southern Germany, Thursday, July 15, 2021.
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A man walks through the water in an area affected by floods following heavy rainfalls in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany, July 15, 2021.
