A historic German wine cooperative is counting the cost of the deadly floods that struck the west of the country last week.... In any case, it is devastatingly threatening to the existence( of our business), ” she said.“ The barrels that were still in the cellar, where there was actually wine in them, are probably no longer usable.... We're now trying to save what can be saved....

A GERMAN TV reporter was sacked after appearing to be caught on camera smearing herself in mud to pretend she was helping with the clean-up in a flood-devastated town. Susanna Ohlen, 39, was filming a TV report in Bad Munstereifel, Germany following catastrophic heavy flooding that claimed at least 188 lives in the country.... 6 Susanna Ohlen, 39, can be seen bending down 6 Ohlen then seems to rub something on her head 6 Ohlen was fired from RTL after the alleged incident Credit: Instagram/ Sus

GERMANY flood warnings reportedly did not reach locals in time before the rain hit-with more than 170 people still missing in the killer deluge. Warning systems sent out alerts a few days before the heavy rain hit, but failed to reach many residents or officials in time, according to BBC reports.... 7 A demolished house in Altenburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany, after devastating floods hit the region Credit: AFP 7 A policeman looks at a piece of road that has sunken in the city of Al

Sarah Branse had to act fast when the floodwaters began to rise in her neighbourhood of the Ahr Valley, in Rhineland-Palatinate, on July 14.... If we adapt river courses to our lives, then at some point it will take its revenge, ” she told Euronews.“ That's what happened here, the river flowed in its old bed, nature took back what belonged to it." Everything is destroyed now.... Wilhelm Schulz, resident of the Ahr Valley The floods on July 14 and 15 killed 180 people in Rhineland-Palatinate an