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Images show the extent of the damage caused by the floods in Schuld, Germany. The death toll from the devastating floods in Germany has reached 103, bringing the total number of deaths in Europe to at least 118. IMAGES
Erftstadt, Jul 17 (EFE / EPA).- Clearing tanks of German Army, the Technical Relief Organization (THW) and rescue workers attempted Saturday to clear wrecked cars and trucks from the B265 federal highway in the German town of Erftstadt.Large parts of Western Germany were hit by heavy, continuous rain in the night to Wednesday, resulting in local flash floods that destroyed buildings and swept away cars. (Camera: SASCHA STEINBACH). SHOT LIST: CLEARING TANKS OF GERMAN ARMY TRY TO CLEAR WRECKED CARS AND TRUCK FROM HIGHWAY IN ERFTSTADT, GERMANY.
Dusseldorf, Jul 14 (EFE / EPA) .- Firefighters and the technical relief organization moved sandbags Wednesday against the rising water level of the Duessel, which has already flooded large parts of Duesseldorf Grafenberg. North Rhine-Westphalia was hit by heavy, continuous rain in the night of Jul 14. According to the German Weather Service, the rain is not expected to let up until Jul 15. The Rhine level has risen significantly in recent days.(Camera: SASCHA STEINBACH) SHOT LIST: FIREFIGHTERS AND THE TECHNICAL RELIEF ORGANIZATION MOVING SANDBAGS AGAINST THE RISING LEVEL OF THE DUESSEL IN DUSSELDORF, GERMANY.
Sanaa (Yemen), Aug 10 (EFE / EPA) .- The heavy torrential rains that have hit Sanaa have left visible damage in the old city of the Yemeni capital, inscribed by UNESCO on the Heritage List World in 1986.(CAMERA: Yahya Arhab)
The French department of Hérault has been given a severe orange weather warning, after heavy rains and floods caused damage in the city of Béziers. IMAGES
Heavy rain and floods have left river islands and swathes of land in the province of Corrientes in northern Argentina underwater, causing deaths and forcing thousands to evacuate. Officials have laid the blame for the extreme weather on the El Nino phenomenon, is typically associated with warming ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. IMAGES