“It is a surreal, eerie situation,” a visibly shaken Merkel told reporters, as she pledged quick aid to rebuild. A destroyed house is pictured in Insul near Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, western Germany, on July 17th, 2021. (Photo by Christof STACHE / AFP)In Rhineland-Palatinate state alone, authorities reported 110 dead and 670 injured. A local resident shovels mud to clear a house in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, western Germany, on July 17th, 2021. (Photo by CHRISTOF STACHE / AFP)Armin Laschet, the premier of hard-hit North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW) state and frontrunner in the race, said efforts to tackle global warming should be “speeded up”.

Source: The Local July 18, 2021 13:42 UTC