During the height of the inundation, some 1,300 people were considered missing in just one German district, Ahrweiler. Hours earlier, the death toll from days of flooding climbed to at least 196 across the region. In Belgium, 31 people have now been confirmed dead, according to authorities, with 127 more missing as of Monday morning. Local authorities in Ahrweiler said Thursday that 1,300 people were missing, but they have not updated that number since. “The solidarity I have seen is heartwarming,” Annelies Verlinden, the Belgian interior minister, told reporters Monday.

Source: bd News24 July 19, 2021 13:18 UTC