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Torrential Rain And Flooding Are Wreaking Havoc Across Western Germany

In the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, authorities say at least 11 people have died and 70 people are missing. A state of emergency has been declared and the army has been deployed.
An aerial view taken on July 14, 2021 shows the flooded center of the city of Hagen, western Germany, after heavy rain hit parts of the country, causing widespread flooding.

At least eleven people have died and dozens are still missing in western Germany following torrential rain and flooding overnight Wednesday.

Six houses collapsed in the village of Schuld in the wine-growing, hilly Eifel region in the

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