Severe flooding caused by historic rainfall has led to dozens of deaths in western Europe, and many other people remained missing as of Thursday
Houses are damaged by flooding in Insul, Germany, on Thursday, July 15. The Ahr river burst its banks the night before.Houses are damaged by flooding in Insul, Germany, on Thursday, July 15. The Ahr river burst its banks the night before.has led to dozens of deaths in western Europe, and many other people remained missing as of Thursday.
"In some areas we have not seen this much rainfall in 100 years,'' Andreas Friedrich, a German weather service spokesman, told CNN. Flash floods have swept across western and southern Germany, causing buildings to collapse, police said. Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland have also been affected by flooding.Sascha Schuermann/AFP/Getty ImagesA man surveys what remains of his house in Schuld.Michael Probst/APA car floats in the Meuse river during heavy flooding in Liege, Belgium, on Thursday.
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