"No one was prepared": Death toll from flooding in western Europe nears 200
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Ahrweiler, Germany — Extreme weather has brought wrenching scenes of devastation in western Europe. The scale of the deadly flooding that hit huge swathes of Germany and Belgium was still becoming clear on Monday.
More than 180 people were killed after record amounts of rain drenched the region. There were still about 700 people unaccounted for on Monday as shocked residents tried to pick up the pieces of their destroyed towns and villages. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has described the scenes as terrifying. CBS News Chris Livesay reported from the decimated Ahrweiler district in western Germany's Rhineland-Palatinate state, where rescue operations were still underway on Monday as the local death toll hit 110.More Related News
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