Germany: 1 dead, 1 missing after flood brings down bridge
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Search is on for a second person who was also swept off the bridge by sudden floods in southern Germany on Monday
German authorities said on Tuesday that rescue teams have recovered the body of a woman who was swept off a bridge by floods in Bavaria, German news agency, dpa, reported. Search is on for a second person who was also swept off the bridge by sudden floods in southern Germany, on Monday. Eight other people, caught up in the flooding, were rescued uninjured. Sudden and heavy rains on Monday afternoon flooded the Hammersbach creek, in the Valley of Hell near the town of Grainau, which tore down a wooden bridge, sweeping down two people into the water, the dpa reported. The other people were caught by the water or cut off from their paths by the flood elsewhere in the steep valley.More Related News
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