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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Bundeswehr soldiers evacuate a hospital after flooding in Bad Neuenahr, Germany, 15 July 2021.
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Damaged cars pile up on a street after flooding in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, July 16, 2021.
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Trash is pictured following heavy rainfalls in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany, July 15, 2021.
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A damaged car and bicycles are pictured in a muddy street in Ahrweiler-Bad Neuenahr, western Germany, on July 15, 2021.
