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| Germany floods: Four dead in south-west amid extensive damage | |
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| Four people have died in floods in southwestern Germany after torrential rain in the past 24 hours. | Four people have died in floods in southwestern Germany after torrential rain in the past 24 hours. |
| A firefighter died in the town of Schwaebisch Gmuend while trying to rescue a flood victim, who also died. | A firefighter died in the town of Schwaebisch Gmuend while trying to rescue a flood victim, who also died. |
| In Weissbach a man died when an underground garage was flooded. A girl who took shelter from the rain under a bridge was killed by a train. | In Weissbach a man died when an underground garage was flooded. A girl who took shelter from the rain under a bridge was killed by a train. |
| The state of Baden-Wuerttemberg was worst hit. Shipping has been halted on the Neckar river. | The state of Baden-Wuerttemberg was worst hit. Shipping has been halted on the Neckar river. |
| An Audi car factory in Neckarsulm has suspended work, because parts of the plant are now under water. | An Audi car factory in Neckarsulm has suspended work, because parts of the plant are now under water. |
| Hundreds of cellars have been flooded and mudslides have blocked several roads. Germany floods: Four dead in south-west | |
| In the town of Braunsbach - one of the worst-hit places - floodwaters swept away two bridges. Dozens of homes there are at risk of collapse and must be evacuated, the daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports. | In the town of Braunsbach - one of the worst-hit places - floodwaters swept away two bridges. Dozens of homes there are at risk of collapse and must be evacuated, the daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports. |
| One official said more rain fell in just a few hours on Sunday than normally falls over months. | |
| About 7,000 firefighters and other emergency workers were called out to deal with the many incidents. | |
| On Saturday lightning strikes injured more than a dozen people in Germany and France and killed a man on a mountain in southern Poland. | On Saturday lightning strikes injured more than a dozen people in Germany and France and killed a man on a mountain in southern Poland. |
| Several children were seriously injured by lightning during a birthday party in a Paris park - Parc Monceau. | Several children were seriously injured by lightning during a birthday party in a Paris park - Parc Monceau. |