The number of storm deaths in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia continues to rise after the terrible flood. The news ticker for the natural disaster in Germany.
| District / City | Known number of fatalities |
| District of Ahrweiler (Eifel): | 18 dead |
| District of Euskirchen (Eifel): | 15 dead |
| Rheinbach (Rhein-Sieg district): | 3 dead |
| Cologne: | 2 dead |
| Solingen: | 1 dead |
| Werdohl: | 1 dead |
| Altena: | 1 dead |
| Came: | 1 dead |
Update from July 15, 4:20 p.m.: Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) * wants to comment on the floods in Germany this afternoon, with a focus on the Eifel in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. The time of the statement by the head of government is not yet known. The fact is: The devastation and damage in many towns and cities is enormous.
Storms / floods in Germany: Disaster kills at least 42 people
Update from July 15, 4.10 p.m.: The most important thing in brief : A bad flood in Germany * devastated large parts of the Eifel between Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia between Wednesday and Thursday. There were also floods and landslides in other cities and districts of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of Thursday afternoon, the natural disaster cost at least 42 people their lives. Dozens were still missing at the time. Thousands of helpers from fire brigades, THW, Bundeswehr and police are on duty. Individuals in enclosed towns are rescued from roofs by police helicopters.
First report from July 15: Munich / Koblenz / Euskirchen – After the police in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, initially reported five deaths after the flood for the Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler area with the severely affected community of Schuld *, they gave the number on Thursday afternoon 18 dead. A police spokesman did not want to give the AFP news agency any information about where the additionally reported dead were found. He was obliged to initially only report the increased number of deaths.
Storms / floods in Germany: Dozens of people missing after the disaster in the Eifel
In the circle, up to 70 people were initially thought to be missing. This number is now likely to be lower, said a police spokesman about the rescue measures.
The consequences of the flood disaster remained unclear in many places on Thursday because power and telephone lines had failed. The Euskirchen district in North Rhine-Westphalia reported at least eight deaths * without giving any details about these cases.
In the video: Dozens of people missing after flooding in the Eifel
As the Cologne police announced, three other people died in the Rhein-Sieg district in Rheinbach. In Euskirchen the number of deaths has risen to 15. “We have never seen such a catastrophe. It is really devastating, ”said the Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister Malu Dreyer. Your state is also badly affected. (mk) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
