Floods in Germany claim 81 victims, more than 1,000 missing

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SCHULD, Germany (Reuters) -The number of people who lost their lives in the heavy floods in the western part of Germany increased to at least 81 on Friday, according to German broadcaster ARD, in what is Germany’s worst mass loss of life in years. Around 1,300 people were missing in the Ahrweiler district south of Cologne, the district government said on Facebook. Mobile phone networks have collapsed in some of the flood-stricken regions, which means that family and friends were unable to track down their loved ones. Entire communities lay in ruins after swollen rivers swept through towns and …

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