In Germany, over a hundred people have died and several people remain missing as a result of flooding caused by unprecedented rainfall.
- It is being referred to as the worst such event that the country has witnessed in nearly a century.
- One of the worst-hit villages in Germany was Schuld, where many homes collapsed.
- Flooding was caused by a severe storm and continuous rains that caused rivers and streams to swell up and flood the towns and cities located alongside the banks of the river Ahr.
- Recently, the European Union made the announcement to reduce 55 percent of its greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2030.
- Heavy rains also hit Switzerland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands – where PM Mark Rutte has declared a national disaster in one southern province.
- European leaders have blamed the extreme weather on climate change.
- Experts say global warming makes torrential rainfall more likely.
