00:56First responders were on the scene after a dam broke in the town of Ophoven near the German-Dutch border, as shown on Saturday.
The dam reportedly gave away Friday evening from heavy rains the previous days.
Seven hundred residents in the town of Ophoven evacuated following its breach Friday evening.
At least 133 people were killed, and more than 1,000 have gone missing after flash floods hit parts of western Germany, while tens of thousands have been left without electricity.
Flooding has also affected Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
Germany: Dam breaks near Dutch border forcing locals to evacuate
First responders were on the scene after a dam broke in the town of Ophoven near the German-Dutch border, as shown on Saturday.
The dam reportedly gave away Friday evening from heavy rains the previous days.
Seven hundred residents in the town of Ophoven evacuated following its breach Friday evening.
At least 133 people were killed, and more than 1,000 have gone missing after flash floods hit parts of western Germany, while tens of thousands have been left without electricity.
Flooding has also affected Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
First responders were on the scene after a dam broke in the town of Ophoven near the German-Dutch border, as shown on Saturday.
The dam reportedly gave away Friday evening from heavy rains the previous days.
Seven hundred residents in the town of Ophoven evacuated following its breach Friday evening.
At least 133 people were killed, and more than 1,000 have gone missing after flash floods hit parts of western Germany, while tens of thousands have been left without electricity.
Flooding has also affected Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.