At least 59 killed by floods in Germany after record rainfall lashes western Europe

At least 59 people died in Germany and nine others in Belgium on July 15, 2021, as record rainfall caused flooding that swept away homes across western Europe. 
In Germany’s southwestern state of Rhineland-Palatinate, houses in the city of Schuld were reduced to piles of debris and broken beams. Roads were blocked by wreckage and fallen trees. Casualties were also reported in neighbouring North Rhine-Westphalia state.