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Video: Some 700 People to Be Evacuated Over Dam Breach in Western Germany, Local Administration Says

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BERLIN (Sputnik) - About 700 people are being evacuated as a result of the failure of a dam on the Ruhr River in Germany's western state of North... 17.07.2021, Sputnik International

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Emergency services have already started rescue operations, the administration of the Cologne region added.Heavy rains and major floods have been ravaging western Europe this week. The downpour have collapsed houses in western Germany, reportedly killing at least 133 people since 13 July.

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Video: Some 700 People to Be Evacuated Over Dam Breach in Western Germany, Local Administration Says

09:40 GMT 17.07.2021 (Updated: 08:50 GMT 14.02.2023)

© AFP 2023 / ALEXANDER FORSTREUTERA photo taken on July 15, 2021 shows water from the overflooded river Inde flowing into the opencast mine in Inden, western Germany, following heavy rains. - On July 15, the flood-carrying river Inde flooded a dike near the mine in Inden near Aachen and flowed into the mine. Heavy rains and floods lashing western Europe have killed at least 59 people in Germany and eight in Belgium, and many more people are missing as rising waters caused several houses to collapse.

A photo taken on July 15, 2021 shows water from the overflooded river Inde flowing into the opencast mine in Inden, western Germany, following heavy rains. - On July 15, the flood-carrying river Inde flooded a dike near the mine in Inden near Aachen and flowed into the mine. Heavy rains and floods lashing western Europe have killed at least 59 people in Germany and eight in Belgium, and many more people are missing as rising waters caused several houses to collapse. - Sputnik International, 1920, 17.07.2021

BERLIN (Sputnik) - About 700 people are being evacuated as a result of the failure of a dam on the Ruhr River in Germany's western state of North Rhine-Westphalia triggered by heavy rains and floods, regional authorities said on 17 July.

Emergency services have already started rescue operations, the administration of the Cologne region added.

Heavy rains and major floods have been ravaging western Europe this week. The downpour have collapsed houses in western Germany, reportedly killing at least 133 people since 13 July.

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