Germany counts cost of floods as hopes of finding survivors fade


  • World
  • Wednesday, 21 Jul 2021

Debris are seen in an area affected by floods caused by heavy rainfalls in Schuld, Germany, July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen

BERLIN (Reuters) - A relief official dampened hopes on Wednesday of finding more survivors in the rubble of villages devastated by floods in western Germany, as a poll showed many Germans felt policymakers had not done enough to protect them.

More than 170 people died in last week's flooding, Germany's worst natural disaster in more than half a century, and thousands went missing.

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