Current Events > 58+ dead and 1300 missing as floods hit west Germany

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teep_ 07/15/21 10:50:52 PM #1:	Authorities have said at least 58 people have been killed in Germany At least six houses collapsed and up to 25 more are in danger of caving in Helicopters from several states are rescuing people stranded on the top of buildings Several have also been killed in neighboring Belgium, with severe flooding in the Netherlands as well 1,300 people unaccounted for in Ahrweiler region, possibly due to mobile networks being down https://m.dw.com/en/fatal-flooding-in-western-germany-and-neighboring-countries-live-updates/a-58270820 --- Stand Proud <cite>teep_ posted [p:956128714] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote><quote>Authorities have said at least 58 people have been killed in Germany At least six houses collapsed and up to 25 more are in danger of caving in Helicopters from several states are rescuing people stranded on the top of buildings Several have also been killed in neighboring Belgium, with severe flooding in the Netherlands as well 1,300 people unaccounted for in Ahrweiler region, possibly due to mobile networks being down</quote> https://m.dw.com/en/fatal-flooding-in-western-germany-and-neighboring-countries-live-updates/a-58270820</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teep_ 07/16/21 5:33:23 AM #2:	Death toll has risen to 93 --- Stand Proud <cite>teep_ posted [p:956135627] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>Death toll has risen to 93</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 07/16/21 5:34:12 AM #3:	Fuck that's awful. Is there a fund we can donate too? --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:956135634] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>Fuck that's awful. Is there a fund we can donate too? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BalanceLost 07/16/21 5:35:01 AM #4:	This is so sad. Hopefully no one else will die and the water will recede. --- "BalanceLost has a steam-powered PS2 because Sweden don't have electric" - dimeanatrix <cite>BalanceLost posted [p:956135640] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>This is so sad. Hopefully no one else will die and the water will recede. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
g0ldie 07/16/21 5:36:21 AM #5:	damn, RIP to them. hopefully the amount of casualties will be as low as possible. --- https://imgur.com/mApEnf3 <cite>g0ldie posted [p:956135653] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>damn, RIP to them. hopefully the amount of casualties will be as low as possible. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TetsuoS2 07/16/21 5:36:50 AM #6:	Yeah my German friend is somewhat close, I really need to ask how he is. Netherlands is suffering as well, what a scary af flood --- FGO NA ID: 973,333,976 just an idiot passing through <cite>TetsuoS2 posted [p:956135659] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>Yeah my German friend is somewhat close, I really need to ask how he is. Netherlands is suffering as well, what a scary af flood </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alteres 07/16/21 5:37:21 AM #7:	That article doesnt give much info on the cause, just says because of the rains. This sounds unusual as hell though, or is heavy flooding common in those areas? RIP to those lost. --- ........the ghost in the machine... IGN: Fox, FC: 5344-2646-0982 <cite>Alteres posted [p:956135665] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>That article doesnt give much info on the cause, just says because of the rains. This sounds unusual as hell though, or is heavy flooding common in those areas? RIP to those lost. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kaiganeer 07/16/21 5:40:05 AM #8:	https://youtu.be/xhZiZf0M-hQ <cite>Kaiganeer posted [p:956135688] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>https://youtu.be/xhZiZf0M-hQ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TetsuoS2 07/16/21 5:41:39 AM #9:	Kaiganeer posted... https://youtu.be/xhZiZf0M-hQ yikes dude --- FGO NA ID: 973,333,976 just an idiot passing through <cite>TetsuoS2 posted [p:956135704] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>Kaiganeer posted... </cite> <quote>https://youtu.be/xhZiZf0M-hQ</quote> yikes dude </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Goatsensation 07/16/21 5:41:52 AM #10:	Damn that's nuts. RIP --- Honour is dead, but I'll see what I can do. he/him <cite>Goatsensation posted [p:956135707] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>Damn that's nuts. RIP </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
apolloooo 07/16/21 5:49:05 AM #11:	I saw a picture on reddit. That looks absolutely horrible --- http://i.imgtc.com/iJyp6bF.png http://i.imgtc.com/ZBw36Qh.png Thanks for the peeps that made the pics <3 if i make typos it means i am on phone <cite>apolloooo posted [p:956135787] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>I saw a picture on reddit. That looks absolutely horrible </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrMallard 07/16/21 5:53:19 AM #12:	Someone on discord was worried about you, said they hoped you were alright. This is around the time you commented in a couple of my threads yesterday so I had a feeling you were alright. Scary stuff though. How are you and the family? Are you safe, and if things go FUBAR, can you guys get to safety? --- But I don't have to make this mistake, and I don't have to stay this way. Now Playing: Persona 5 Strikers, Oxenfree, Oldschool Runescape <cite>MrMallard posted [p:956135834] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>Someone on discord was worried about you, said they hoped you were alright. This is around the time you commented in a couple of my threads yesterday so I had a feeling you were alright. Scary stuff though. How are you and the family? Are you safe, and if things go FUBAR, can you guys get to safety? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 07/16/21 5:53:41 AM #13:	Rip --- i9 9900k \| RTX 2080ti FE \|Aorus Master Z390 \| 2 TB 850 EVO + 1tb 970 EVO\| DDR4 32 gig 3200 RAM \| EVGA T2 1000W https://valid.x86.fr/w0rvt0 <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:956135841] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>Rip </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hornezz 07/16/21 6:07:04 AM #14:	Awful scenes. Must be terrifying to hear that emergency services just can't access certain parts. Netherlands hasn't been hit as hard (no deaths reported here) but some areas are being evacuated as we speak. A local brewery has been handing out beer crates for people to stack their furniture on to keep it dry: --- In dentibus anticis frustum magnum spinaciae habes. <cite>Hornezz posted [p:956135995] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>Awful scenes. Must be terrifying to hear that emergency services just can't access certain parts. Netherlands hasn't been hit as hard (no deaths reported here) but some areas are being evacuated as we speak. A local brewery has been handing out beer crates for people to stack their furniture on to keep it dry: </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teep_ 07/16/21 7:40:51 AM #15:	MrMallard posted... Someone on discord was worried about you, said they hoped you were alright. This is around the time you commented in a couple of my threads yesterday so I had a feeling you were alright. Scary stuff though. How are you and the family? Are you safe, and if things go FUBAR, can you guys get to safety? I'm okay. This has happened to the west of me, my area hasn't been affected --- Stand Proud <cite>teep_ posted [p:956137115] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>MrMallard posted...</cite> <quote>Someone on discord was worried about you, said they hoped you were alright. This is around the time you commented in a couple of my threads yesterday so I had a feeling you were alright. Scary stuff though. How are you and the family? Are you safe, and if things go FUBAR, can you guys get to safety?</quote> I'm okay. This has happened to the west of me, my area hasn't been affected</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrMallard 07/16/21 7:50:01 AM #16:	That's good, glad to hear you're okay. --- But I don't have to make this mistake, and I don't have to stay this way. Now Playing: Persona 5 Strikers, Oxenfree, Oldschool Runescape <cite>MrMallard posted [p:956137262] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>That's good, glad to hear you're okay. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Choco 07/16/21 7:51:40 AM #17:	doesn't "west germany" have different implications from "western germany" >_> --- https://imgur.com/286sD4e http://error1355.com/ce/Choco.html <cite>Choco posted [p:956137285] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>doesn't "west germany" have different implications from "western germany" >_> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teep_ 07/16/21 7:54:25 AM #18:	Choco posted... doesn't "west germany" have different implications from "western germany" >_> I see what you mean, but I meant to differentiate "west Germany" from "West Germany" --- Stand Proud <cite>teep_ posted [p:956137325] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>Choco posted...</cite> <quote>doesn't "west germany" have different implications from "western germany" >_></quote> I see what you mean, but I meant to differentiate "west Germany" from "West Germany"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teep_ 07/16/21 8:32:24 AM #19:	103 dead --- Stand Proud <cite>teep_ posted [p:956137962] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>103 dead</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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monkmith 07/16/21 8:41:56 AM #21:	river flooding? is this rare in germany to the point that its not kept track of? because its generally known well in advance in the states if a river is at risk of flooding. --- Taarsidath-an halsaam. Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola <cite>monkmith posted [p:956138157] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>river flooding? is this rare in germany to the point that its not kept track of? because its generally known well in advance in the states if a river is at risk of flooding. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hornezz 07/16/21 9:10:20 AM #22:	monkmith posted... river flooding? is this rare in germany to the point that its not kept track of? because its generally known well in advance in the states if a river is at risk of flooding. Floods do happen regularly, there are many overflow areas across the Rhine delta that can safely be flooded when the rivers are swelling. This time though there's been an unprecedented amount of rain, causing dams and levees to break. --- In dentibus anticis frustum magnum spinaciae habes. <cite>Hornezz posted [p:956138711] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>monkmith posted... </cite> <quote>river flooding? is this rare in germany to the point that its not kept track of? because its generally known well in advance in the states if a river is at risk of flooding.</quote>Floods do happen regularly, there are many overflow areas across the Rhine delta that can safely be flooded when the rivers are swelling. This time though there's been an unprecedented amount of rain, causing dams and levees to break. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teep_ 07/16/21 11:21:35 AM #23:	https://twitter.com/sixtus/status/1415938374008020993?s=20 One of the flooded areas --- Stand Proud <cite>teep_ posted [p:956142132] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/sixtus/status/1415938374008020993?s=20 One of the flooded areas</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Choco 07/16/21 11:26:49 AM #24:	teep_ posted... https://twitter.com/sixtus/status/1415938374008020993?s=20 One of the flooded areas what the fuck --- https://imgur.com/286sD4e http://error1355.com/ce/Choco.html <cite>Choco posted [p:956142289] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>teep_ posted... </cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/sixtus/status/1415938374008020993?s=20 One of the flooded areas</quote>what the fuck </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
monkmith 07/16/21 11:28:39 AM #25:	teep_ posted... https://twitter.com/sixtus/status/1415938374008020993?s=20 One of the flooded areas how the hell, how'd the field wash away like that? did they pave over a river that decided to recarve a path when it flooded? that needs a before picture for comparison... --- Taarsidath-an halsaam. Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola <cite>monkmith posted [p:956142351] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>teep_ posted... </cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/sixtus/status/1415938374008020993?s=20 One of the flooded areas</quote>how the hell, how'd the field wash away like that? did they pave over a river that decided to recarve a path when it flooded? that needs a before picture for comparison... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mareen 07/16/21 11:30:46 AM #26:	I want to help --- https://youtu.be/63yn8aCxO84 https://youtu.be/aYHzV2Y9UgY https://youtu.be/k-COG4YTn6M <cite>Mareen posted [p:956142417] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>I want to help </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 07/16/21 11:31:50 AM #27:	--- i9 9900k \| RTX 2080ti FE \|Aorus Master Z390 \| 2 TB 850 EVO + 1tb 970 EVO\| DDR4 32 gig 3200 RAM \| EVGA T2 1000W https://valid.x86.fr/w0rvt0 <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:956142459] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teep_ 07/16/21 11:34:05 AM #28:	Ratchetrockon posted... o.0 --- Stand Proud <cite>teep_ posted [p:956142508] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>Ratchetrockon posted...</cite> <quote> </quote> o.0</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gwynevere 07/16/21 11:42:29 AM #29:	Ratchetrockon posted... How the fuck does that even happen I know water can erode and wash away land but holy shit, it looks like the ground just opened up --- A hunter is a hunter...even in a dream <cite>Gwynevere posted [p:956142756] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>Ratchetrockon posted... </cite> <quote></quote>How the fuck does that even happen I know water can erode and wash away land but holy shit, it looks like the ground just opened up </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teep_ 07/16/21 11:46:34 AM #30:	Don't mess with water --- Stand Proud <cite>teep_ posted [p:956142875] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>Don't mess with water</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mustachedmystic 07/16/21 11:51:42 AM #31:	I figured it had to be a dam or levee breaking. No way so many people go missing from normal flooding. --- Vegy is a 30 year old man, who's pretending to be a 60 year old woman that likes to act like a 57 year old man that pretends to be a horny 16 year old boy. <cite>mustachedmystic posted [p:956143019] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>I figured it had to be a dam or levee breaking. No way so many people go missing from normal flooding. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kingdrake2 07/16/21 11:58:24 AM #32:	teep_ posted... Don't mess with water agreed. also to note that brewery who donated crates to save furniture did a very honorable thing. --- Explorers In The Further Regions Of Experience, demons to some, Angels To Others: Pinhead <cite>kingdrake2 posted [p:956143195] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>teep_ posted...</cite> <quote>Don't mess with water</quote> agreed. also to note that brewery who donated crates to save furniture did a very honorable thing.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
monkmith 07/16/21 12:06:03 PM #33:	Ratchetrockon posted... ok yeah i'm betting that originally that was a river they built up to build over. in the before picture you see those little lakes, they kind of look like old oxebow lakes from an old meandering river. --- Taarsidath-an halsaam. Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola <cite>monkmith posted [p:956143438] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>Ratchetrockon posted... </cite> <quote></quote>ok yeah i'm betting that originally that was a river they built up to build over. in the before picture you see those little lakes, they kind of look like old oxebow lakes from an old meandering river. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 07/16/21 12:12:35 PM #34:	Another pic i found this on reddit. --- i9 9900k \| RTX 2080ti FE \|Aorus Master Z390 \| 2 TB 850 EVO + 1tb 970 EVO\| DDR4 32 gig 3200 RAM \| EVGA T2 1000W https://valid.x86.fr/w0rvt0 <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:956143651] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote> Another pic i found this on reddit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teep_ 07/16/21 12:14:27 PM #35:	Ratchetrockon posted... Another pic i found this on reddit. Did it say which place this was? The other one was Erfstadt --- Stand Proud <cite>teep_ posted [p:956143701] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>Ratchetrockon posted...</cite> <quote> Another pic i found this on reddit. </quote> Did it say which place this was? The other one was Erfstadt</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 07/16/21 12:17:46 PM #36:	teep_ posted... Did it say which place this was? The other one was Erfstadt Altenburg --- i9 9900k \| RTX 2080ti FE \|Aorus Master Z390 \| 2 TB 850 EVO + 1tb 970 EVO\| DDR4 32 gig 3200 RAM \| EVGA T2 1000W https://valid.x86.fr/w0rvt0 <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:956143786] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>teep_ posted... </cite> <quote>Did it say which place this was? The other one was Erfstadt</quote>Altenburg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Stallion_Prime 07/16/21 12:19:57 PM #37:	I did it. I time traveled! --- -Hunter1534 http://abload.de/img/powercdkcb.gif <cite>Stallion_Prime posted [p:956143846] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>I did it. I time traveled! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teep_ 07/16/21 12:20:49 PM #38:	Gotcha, thanks --- Stand Proud <cite>teep_ posted [p:956143875] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>Gotcha, thanks</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shezarr 07/16/21 12:20:49 PM #39:	Christ man, thats insane. Hurts my heart for DE --- The artist formerly known as RebelElite791 <cite>Shezarr posted [p:956143876] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>Christ man, thats insane. Hurts my heart for DE </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shezarr 07/16/21 6:53:26 PM #40:	Watching about it on ZDF atm --- The artist formerly known as RebelElite791 <cite>Shezarr posted [p:956156208] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>Watching about it on ZDF atm </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teep_ 07/17/21 12:00:31 AM #41:	The Munich Re Group's chief climate and geoscientist Ernst Rauch acknowledged the challenges to the insurance industry in particular posed by climate change in a statement released via the insurer's Twitter account. "There are clear indications that part of the growing damage cannot be explained solely by socio-economic factors but is due to climate change," Rauch said. --- Stand Proud <cite>teep_ posted [p:956164927] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote><quote>The Munich Re Group's chief climate and geoscientist Ernst Rauch acknowledged the challenges to the insurance industry in particular posed by climate change in a statement released via the insurer's Twitter account. "There are clear indications that part of the growing damage cannot be explained solely by socio-economic factors but is due to climate change," Rauch said.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KStateKing17 07/17/21 12:04:40 AM #42:	God that's scary --- The 17th King of the State of K <cite>KStateKing17 posted [p:956165013] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>God that's scary </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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teep_ 07/17/21 2:14:38 AM #44:	Report from the disaster area: Torrential rain devastates western Germany https://p.dw.com/p/3waFB The comparison to a war zone is horrifying --- Stand Proud <cite>teep_ posted [p:956167563] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>Report from the disaster area: Torrential rain devastates western Germany https://p.dw.com/p/3waFB The comparison to a war zone is horrifying</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
What_ 07/17/21 2:17:36 AM #45:	Hornezz posted... Awful scenes. Must be terrifying to hear that emergency services just can't access certain parts. Netherlands hasn't been hit as hard (no deaths reported here) but some areas are being evacuated as we speak. A local brewery has been handing out beer crates for people to stack their furniture on to keep it dry: thats cool and generous <cite>What_ posted [p:956167607] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>Hornezz posted... </cite> <quote>Awful scenes. Must be terrifying to hear that emergency services just can't access certain parts. Netherlands hasn't been hit as hard (no deaths reported here) but some areas are being evacuated as we speak. A local brewery has been handing out beer crates for people to stack their furniture on to keep it dry: </quote> thats cool and generous </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
trappedunderice 07/17/21 2:19:28 AM #46:	Holy shit --- You cannot slay gods. Gods are immortal. Do you question what you are told? <cite>trappedunderice posted [p:956167636] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>Holy shit </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ProudlyHated87 07/17/21 2:44:19 AM #47:	thats an absurd amount of flooding. how much rain did they get? assuming it poured for a few days? --- Ryzen 9 5900X \| EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra \| ASUS ROG Strix X570 \| 32GB 3600Mhz Corsair Vengeance \| Corsair RM1000X PSU \| 2TB Samsung EVO 970 \| LianLi o11 Dynamic <cite>ProudlyHated87 posted [p:956167995] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>thats an absurd amount of flooding. how much rain did they get? assuming it poured for a few days? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 07/17/21 2:53:38 AM #48:	monkmith posted... is this rare in germany to the point that its not kept track of? Yes. Europe getting North America flooding is unfathomable. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:956168111] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>monkmith posted... </cite> <quote>is this rare in germany to the point that its not kept track of?</quote>Yes. Europe getting North America flooding is unfathomable. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DeadBankerDream 07/17/21 2:57:55 AM #49:	In cases like these is there a general percentage of missing people that authorities assume is probably deceased? --- "That thick shaft that causes women to shudder!" <cite>DeadBankerDream posted [p:956168159] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>In cases like these is there a general percentage of missing people that authorities assume is probably deceased? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teep_ 07/17/21 12:50:44 PM #50:	UnfairRepresent posted... Fuck that's awful. Is there a fund we can donate too? https://www.antenne.de/nachrichten/deutschland/unwetterkatastrophe-so-koennt-ihr-den-betroffenen-helfen --- Stand Proud <cite>teep_ posted [p:956177537] in 58+ dead a... [t:79566752]...</cite> <quote>UnfairRepresent posted...</cite> <quote>Fuck that's awful. Is there a fund we can donate too?</quote> https://www.antenne.de/nachrichten/deutschland/unwetterkatastrophe-so-koennt-ihr-den-betroffenen-helfen</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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