READ ALSO:What do we know about weather warnings? Germany’s federal meteorological service the German Weather Service (DWD) passed warnings on to local authorities, according to spokesman Uwe Kirsche. German authorities say residents in affected areas were warned. READ ALSO: Merkel defends German flood alerts as death toll climbsWhy didn’t people get SMS text alerts – or more warning? “In the worst flood disaster in nearly 60 years in Germany, with at least 165 deaths, disaster management failed to warn citizens,” wrote Bild newspaper in a damning report.

Source: The Local July 20, 2021 15:00 UTC