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Germany: Hundreds of rescue workers deployed to flooded area near Cologne02:37
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Hundred of rescue workers including soldiers were deployed in a flooded area of Blessem, south of Cologne on Friday.

Several people were killed when houses collapsed in Erftstadt-Blessem amid floods which also forced the closure of the A1 motorway in the region.

At least 103 people were killed and more than 1,000 were missing after the floods hit parts of western Germany

Germany: Hundreds of rescue workers deployed to flooded area near Cologne

Germany, Blessem
July 16, 2021 at 14:16 GMT +00:00 · Published

Hundred of rescue workers including soldiers were deployed in a flooded area of Blessem, south of Cologne on Friday.

Several people were killed when houses collapsed in Erftstadt-Blessem amid floods which also forced the closure of the A1 motorway in the region.

At least 103 people were killed and more than 1,000 were missing after the floods hit parts of western Germany

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Hundred of rescue workers including soldiers were deployed in a flooded area of Blessem, south of Cologne on Friday.

Several people were killed when houses collapsed in Erftstadt-Blessem amid floods which also forced the closure of the A1 motorway in the region.

At least 103 people were killed and more than 1,000 were missing after the floods hit parts of western Germany

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