03:19Residents of Ahrweiler, one of the villages devastated by the floods in western Germany, continued to clean up debris from the streets and damaged businesses, on Monday.
Firefighters joined the locals and helped to remove the rubble with heavy machinery, with volunteers joining business owners and staff to clean damaged shops and cafes.
One local said Rabiaa Haji said, "As you see it is terrible, everything is destroyed, many people don't have any accommodation, the businesses are also closed, it is like a nightmare, there is nothing more to say, I have no words."
Another resident Regina explained, "An evening before, fire engines were driving by and warning us about a storm, but we didn't think it would come, because it was never so extreme here."
According to the police, 117 people died in the Ahrweiler district, with hundreds of people still missing in the region.
Germany: Locals, firefighters continue clean-up ops following deadly floods in Ahrweiler
Residents of Ahrweiler, one of the villages devastated by the floods in western Germany, continued to clean up debris from the streets and damaged businesses, on Monday.
Firefighters joined the locals and helped to remove the rubble with heavy machinery, with volunteers joining business owners and staff to clean damaged shops and cafes.
One local said Rabiaa Haji said, "As you see it is terrible, everything is destroyed, many people don't have any accommodation, the businesses are also closed, it is like a nightmare, there is nothing more to say, I have no words."
Another resident Regina explained, "An evening before, fire engines were driving by and warning us about a storm, but we didn't think it would come, because it was never so extreme here."
According to the police, 117 people died in the Ahrweiler district, with hundreds of people still missing in the region.
Residents of Ahrweiler, one of the villages devastated by the floods in western Germany, continued to clean up debris from the streets and damaged businesses, on Monday.
Firefighters joined the locals and helped to remove the rubble with heavy machinery, with volunteers joining business owners and staff to clean damaged shops and cafes.
One local said Rabiaa Haji said, "As you see it is terrible, everything is destroyed, many people don't have any accommodation, the businesses are also closed, it is like a nightmare, there is nothing more to say, I have no words."
Another resident Regina explained, "An evening before, fire engines were driving by and warning us about a storm, but we didn't think it would come, because it was never so extreme here."
According to the police, 117 people died in the Ahrweiler district, with hundreds of people still missing in the region.