Published 15 July 2021 at 15.47
Abroad. At least 42 people have died during floods in western Germany. At least 19 of them have died from injuries due to storm winds, according to AFP.
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Several houses have collapsed, reports the media company SWR.
– It's a disaster! We have dead, missing and many who are in danger. All rescue forces work non-stop and risk their own lives, says Malu Dreyer, regional head of government in Rhineland-Palatinate, according to German media.
Two firefighters drowned during Wednesday's rescue work and the authorities have not always dared to use their boats in the wild water bodies.
Belgium also has problems and two people have died so far, including a man who drowned in his basement.