At least 44 dead, dozens missing as floods sweep through western Europe


  • World
  • Thursday, 15 Jul 2021

Vehicles travel on a flood affected road after the Erft river swelled following heavy rainfalls in Erftstadt, near Cologne, Germany, July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

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SCHULD, Germany (Reuters) -At least 42 people have died in Germany and dozens were missing on Thursday as swollen rivers caused by record rainfall across western Europe swept through towns and villages, leaving cars upended, houses destroyed and people stranded on rooftops.

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