Emergency workers are searching for more survivors from the freak floods that have badly hit the North Rhine-Westphalia area and caused mass destruction. Large parts of a dam near Cologne have fallen away putting “enormous pressure” on it and there is an “acute risk” that the dam could break with people evacuated from the area as a precaution. Shocking images of the destruction even include a whole house being swept along down the River Ahr, near Frankfurt. Image: AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images) Image: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)So far at least 141 people have died in Germany and as the debris is removed, rescue teams are expecting to find more bodies. Image: Getty Images) Getty Images)In Erftstadt, close to Cologne, 50 people were rescued after the ground underneath their homes collapsed, said official Frank Rock, according to local reports.

Source: Daily Mirror July 18, 2021 03:00 UTC