Germany's Dachs battle tank comes to the rescue to clear flood damage

Residents and business owners in a town badly hit by the record flooding in Germany struggled to pick up the pieces after their livelihoods - from old books to wine - were swept away or caked in sludge. The floods - Germany's worst natural disaster in more than half a century - turned houses into rubble and cut power and communications in some regions.

Antique books and vintage wine - livelihoods ruined by the floods

7 European Nations are reeling under floods. The devastation is unprecedented in terms of scale & damages. Germany is experiencing the worst floods in 1,000 years. What is being done to ease the situation?

Gravitas: Germany witnesses 'once-in-a-millenium' floods

Europe has a world-leading warning system that issued regular alerts for days before floods engulfed entire villages. But at least 200 people still died in Germany and Belgium, in floods that came quickly and forcefully.

Deadly floods inundated parts of Europe

Although rain has stopped in the worst-affected areas of Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, storms and downpours have persisted in other parts of Western Europe.

Over 180 killed in Europe's flood catastrophe

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel visits flood-affected area

Expert says warming link to Europe floods 'plausible'

Climate Change responsible for Europe floods, says Dutch PM

In the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, widespread swathes registered 24-hour rainfall total between 100 and 150 millimeters.

At least 103 dead in western Germany, Belgium, more than 1,300 missing

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