Germany floods: Several dead, dozens missing after heavy rains
Al Jazeera
Torrential downpours trigger flash floods in parts of western and central Germany, causing property damage and transport disruption.
At least six people have died and dozens are missing after heavy rains triggered flash floods in parts of Germany, damaging homes and disrupting transport. Police in the western city of Koblenz said in a Twitter post on Thursday that four people had died in Ahrweiler county, with some 50 others trapped on the roofs of their houses awaiting rescue. Many of those reported missing were on the roofs of at least six houses that were swept away by floods in the municipality of Schuld, where the rainfall caused rivers to burst their banks, local police said.
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