02:03Fire brigade, rescue workers and volunteers were seen cleaning up debris from the streets and damaged houses in the town of Ahrweiler on Monday morning, after a devastating flood destroyed homes, cars and other belongings.
Shovel excavators from the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) were heaping debris and rubble in the street while the salvage work continued.
The number of 110 fatalities reported on Sunday rose to 117 people on Monday morning. It is to be feared that there will be more deaths, the police have said.
The flood also destroyed large proportion of the infrastructure, leaving many parts of the district without electricity and drinking water.
The district of Ahrweiler in Rhineland-Palatinate is considered to be one of the districts that have been hit the hardest by the flood disaster.
Germany: Clean-up team at work in Ahrweiler after deadly floods
Fire brigade, rescue workers and volunteers were seen cleaning up debris from the streets and damaged houses in the town of Ahrweiler on Monday morning, after a devastating flood destroyed homes, cars and other belongings.
Shovel excavators from the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) were heaping debris and rubble in the street while the salvage work continued.
The number of 110 fatalities reported on Sunday rose to 117 people on Monday morning. It is to be feared that there will be more deaths, the police have said.
The flood also destroyed large proportion of the infrastructure, leaving many parts of the district without electricity and drinking water.
The district of Ahrweiler in Rhineland-Palatinate is considered to be one of the districts that have been hit the hardest by the flood disaster.
Fire brigade, rescue workers and volunteers were seen cleaning up debris from the streets and damaged houses in the town of Ahrweiler on Monday morning, after a devastating flood destroyed homes, cars and other belongings.
Shovel excavators from the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) were heaping debris and rubble in the street while the salvage work continued.
The number of 110 fatalities reported on Sunday rose to 117 people on Monday morning. It is to be feared that there will be more deaths, the police have said.
The flood also destroyed large proportion of the infrastructure, leaving many parts of the district without electricity and drinking water.
The district of Ahrweiler in Rhineland-Palatinate is considered to be one of the districts that have been hit the hardest by the flood disaster.