Floods
Knee-deep in sewage: German rescuers race to avert health emergency in flood areas
By Ann-Kathrin Weis and Andi Kranz AHRWEILER, Germany (Reuters) - Red Cross volunteers and emergency services in Germany deployed emergency...
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Floods lay bare Europe’s “gigantic task” in averting future climate damage
By Kate Abnett and James Mackenzie BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The catastrophic floods that swept northwest Europe last week were a...
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German govt rejects accusations of flood preparedness failures
By Andreas Kranz and Leon Kugeler STEINBACHTAL DAM, Germany (Reuters) -German officials rejected suggestions that they had done too little...
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Only 26% of Germans think CDU candidate Laschet is good in crises: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) - Only 26% of Germans believe Armin Laschet, the state premier who is the conservative candidate to succeed...
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Some 170 still missing around Koblenz, victim numbers set to rise – police
BERLIN (Reuters) - Some 170 people are still listed as missing the area of western Germany hardest hit by deadly...
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‘It’s terrifying’: Merkel shaken as flood deaths rise to 188 in Europe
By Ralph Brock and Romana Fuessel BERCHTESGADEN/BISCHOFSWIESEN, Germany (Reuters) -German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the flooding that has devastated parts...
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Germany’s Merkel pledges fast help in ‘terrifying’ record floods
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel promised fast financial aid on Sunday after visiting one of the areas worst...
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Merkel says Germany must do more to tackle climate change
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that Europe's largest economy must get better and faster in...
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Germany’s floods cover livelihoods in sludge
By Hakan Erdem and Frank Simon BAD NEUENAHR-AHRWEILER, Germany (Reuters) - Business owners in a town badly hit by the...
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Death toll rises to 170 in Germany and Belgium floods
(Refiles to fix garble in headline) By Petra Wischgoll and David Sahl ERFTSTADT, Germany/WASSENBERG, Germany (Reuters) -The death toll in...
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German floods kill at least 133, search for survivors continues
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Rescue workers searched flood-ravaged parts of western Germany for survivors on Saturday as water levels remained high...
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Dutch remain on high alert for flooding of swollen rivers
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Emergency services in the Netherlands remained on high alert on Saturday as overflowing rivers threatened towns and...
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Belgium sets day of mourning as flood deaths hit 20
By Bart Biesemans TROOZ, Belgium (Reuters) -Belgium declared a national day of mourning next week as the death toll from...
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Floodwaters still rising in western Europe with death toll over 120
By Martin Schlicht and David Sahl SCHULD/ERFTSTADT, Germany (Reuters) - German officials feared more deaths on Friday after "catastrophic" floods...
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Total death toll in Germany due to floods rises above 100 – authorities
DUSSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - The number of people who have died in floods in western Germany rose to 103 from...
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At least 44 dead, dozens missing as floods sweep through western Europe
By Wolfgang Rattay and David Sahl SCHULD, Germany (Reuters) - At least 42 people have died in Germany and dozens...
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Further flooding feared in western Germany with death toll above 80
By Martin Schlicht and David Sahl SCHULD/ERFTSTADT, Germany (Reuters) - Further flooding was feared in western Germany on Friday as...
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Thousands of Dutch urged to leave their homes as rivers flood
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Thousands of people in the south of the Netherlands on Thursday were urged to leave their houses...
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Merkel calls flooding a catastrophe, promises government help
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel called the deadly flooding in her homeland a catastrophe on Thursday and said...
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Deadly flooding highlights need to speed up climate protection – Laschet
BERLIN (Reuters) - The deadly flooding in the western part of Germany that at least cost 19 people's lives shows...
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