China News Service, July 15-According to a report from Agence France-Presse on the 15th, the heavy rains and floods that have swept through Western Europe have caused at least 42 deaths in Germany and several people are missing.
On July 15th, local time, after a heavy rain in Kyllburg, Germany, floods flooded.
On the 15th local time, rising floods caused several houses to collapse.
The German states of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia are the states most affected by the floods. The floods have caused the river to burst its banks and may destroy more houses.
German Chancellor Merkel said on the 15th that she was "shocked" by the damage caused by the flood and thanked the "tireless volunteers and emergency services" at the scene.
According to reports, heavy rains also hit Germany's neighbors Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium, resulting in four deaths.