2021 European floods
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In July 2021, several European countries were affected by severe floods. Some were catastrophic, causing deaths and widespread damage. The floods started in the United Kingdom as flash floods causing
Hochwasser in Altenahr Altenburg
2021 European Floods
Areas affected, EU Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)
Flood damage in Tilff, Belgium
Ahr Valley
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The Ahr valley is named after the Ahr, a left tributary of the Rhine in Germany. It begins at the Ahr spring in Blankenheim in the county of Euskirchen and runs generally eastwards. At its southernmos
2021 European floods
…the district of Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, where the river Ahr rose, destroying many buildings and causing at least 110 deaths. The topography of Ahr valley in western Germany, with some sections resembling gorges, may have exacerbated the effects of the heavy rainfall. The flooding here was the worst since…
The Middle Ahr valley
Historic view of the Ahr valley near Altenahr
Vineyards in the valley near Mayschoß
The Ahr below the Bunte Kuh (upper right) above Walporzheim