[File, Standard]At least 19 people have died in Germany and dozens were missing on Thursday as record rainfall in western Europe caused rivers to burst their banks, swept away homes, and flooded cellars. Eight people died in the Euskirchen region south of the city of Bonn, authorities said. In Belgium, two men died due to torrential rain and a 15-year-old girl was missing after being swept away by a swollen river. Flooding in 2002 killed 21 people in eastern Germany and over 100 across the wider Central European region. In Belgium, around 10 houses collapsed in Pepinster after the river Vesdre flooded the eastern town, and residents were evacuated from more than 1,000 homes.

Source: Standard Digital July 15, 2021 12:35 UTC