Floods in Germany roil landscape and kill at least 33, with dozens missing

By Kaelan Deese

Published July 15, 2021 5:49pm ET

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Floods in Germany roil landscape and kill at least 33, with dozens missing — At least 33 people died in Germany and dozens are missing Thursday following record rainfall that caused massive flooding and erosion, authorities in Western Europe said. Several villages were in ruin after floods caused rivers to burst their banks. At least 18 people died, along with dozens missing in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate after […]

At least 33 people died in Germany and dozens are missing Thursday following record rainfall that caused massive flooding and erosion, authorities in Western Europe said.

Several villages were in ruin after floods caused rivers to burst their banks. At least 18 people died, along with dozens missing in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate after a river overflowed and destroyed several houses, police said.

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