on July 15, 2021.... Six houses had collapsed overnight in the village of Schuld.... " Many people

Several homes collapsed in the village of Schuld, and a bridge over the river was left strewn with

The death toll in the Ahrweiler area, where Schuld is located, stood at 112.... Authorities said

Credit: AFP 5 Angela Merkel inspects the damage in the village of Schuld Credit: EPA Around

floods caused major damage in Schuld near Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, western Germany, on July

Angela Merkel visited the town of Schuld in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, one of the areas

Open this photo in gallery Destroyed houses in Schuld, Germany, on July 15. Michael Probst/ The

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Record rainfall in western Europe has caused major rivers to burst their banks in west Germany resulting in the worst flooding in decades. Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and the Netherlands have also been affected by the freak weather.... A total of 20 deaths have been officially confirmed in Belgium, with that figure expected to rise.“ There wasn't anything left that could be broken-it was so terrible, we couldn’t help anyone.“ People were waving out of their windows, ” said Frank Thel, a re

Merkel said her thoughts were with all those who had lost loved ones or were still searching for them.“ I fear the full extent of this tragedy will only be seen in the coming days, ” she said.Mr.... Hundreds of soldiers were deployed to assist in the rescue efforts.“ There are people dead, there are people missing, there are many who are still in danger, ” the governor of Rhineland-Palatinate state, Malu Dreyer, told the regional parliament.... Merkel as chancellor in this fall’s election, sai