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Dozens killed in Germany and Belgium as severe floods strike Europe

By Associated Press

July 15, 2021

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The Ahr river floats past destroyed houses in Insul, Germany, Thursday, July 15. Due to heavy rain falls the Ahr river dramatically went over the banks the evening before.
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Cars are submerged in water after the Meuse River broke its banks during heavy flooding in Liege, Belgium, Thursday, July 15. Heavy rainfall is causing flooding in several provinces in Belgium with rain expected to last until Friday.
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People use rubber rafts in floodwaters after the Meuse River broke its banks during heavy flooding in Liege, Belgium, Thursday, July 15. Heavy rainfall is causing flooding in several provinces in Belgium with rain expected to last until Friday.
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Cars are submerged in floodwaters after the Meuse River broke its banks during heavy flooding in Liege, Belgium, Thursday, July 15. Heavy rainfall is causing flooding in several provinces in Belgium with rain expected to last until Friday.
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Destroyed cars are seen in Schuld, Germany, Thursday, July 15. Due to heavy rain falls the Ahr river dramatically went over the banks the evening before. People have died and dozens of people are missing in Germany after heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents, sweeping away cars and causing some buildings to collapse.
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The street is destroyed between Insul and Schuld, western Germany, Thursday, July 15. Due to heavy rain falls the Ahr river dramatically went over the banks the evening before. People have died and dozens of people are missing in Germany after heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents, sweeping away cars and causing some buildings to collapse.
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A car lies half submerged in flood water after heavy rain caused major flooding and damage, in Euskirchen, Germany, Thursday, July 15. A rainstorm in the North Rhine-Westphalia area has caused major flooding in several towns and on numerous motorways.
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Houses are submerged on the overflowed river banks in Erdorf, Germany, as the village was flooded Thursday, July 15. Continuous rainfall has flooded numerous villages and cellars in Rhineland-Palatinate, southwestern Germany.
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Destroyed houses are seen in Schuld, Germany, Thursday, July 15. Due to heavy rain falls the Ahr river dramatically went over the banks the evening before. People have died and dozens of people are missing in Germany after heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents, sweeping away cars and causing some buildings to collapse.
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Cars are covered in Hagen, Germany, Thursday, July 15, with the debris brought by the flooding of the 'Nahma' river the night before. People have died and dozens of people are missing in Germany after heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents, sweeping away cars and causing some buildings to collapse.
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Destroyed houses are seen in Schuld, Germany, Thursday, July 15. Due to heavy rain falls the Ahr river dramatically went over the banks the evening before. People have died and dozens of people are missing in Germany after heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents, sweeping away cars and causing some buildings to collapse.
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Damaged houses are seen at the Ahr river in Insul, western Germany, Thursday, July 15. Due to heavy rain falls the Ahr river dramatically went over the banks the evening before. People have died and dozens of people are missing in Germany after heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents, sweeping away cars and causing some buildings to collapse.
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A building is damaged in Hagen, Germany, Thursday, July 15, by the flooding of a' river the night before. People have died and dozens of people are missing in Germany after heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents, sweeping away cars and causing some buildings to collapse.
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A street is covered with debris in Bad Muenstereifel, Germany, Thursday, July 15, after heavy rainfall and the flooding of the Erft river. People have died and dozens of people are missing in Germany after heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents, sweeping away cars and causing some buildings to collapse.
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A regional train sits in the flood waters at the local station in Kordel, Germany, Thursday, July 15, after it was flooded by the high waters of the Kyll river.
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A street is flooded due to persistent storms, in Esch, Germany, Wednesday, July 14. Continuous rainfall has flooded numerous villages and cellars in Rhineland-Palatinate, southwestern Germany.
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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. Due to heavy rain falls the Ahr river dramatically went over the banks the evening before. People have died and dozens of people are missing in Germany after heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents, sweeping away cars and causing some buildings.

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