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Germany To Warn Of Future Floods With Mobile Phone Alerts
Germany will issue mobile phone alerts in the future to inform citizens of impending dangers, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Monday after deadly floods prompted a rethink of the country's warning systems.
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"Stupid, Regret It": German Leader On Laughing At Visit To Flood-Hit Town
Germany's conservative candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor apologised on Sunday for laughing on a visit to a flood-stricken town last week, a gaffe that has hit his ratings two months before a federal election.
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Angela Merkel Demands Faster Climate Action As German Flood Deaths Rise
Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed the need to "speed up" the fight against climate change, as the death count from devastating floods in Germany reached 177 on Thursday.
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German Floods Cause Up To 5 Billion Euros In Insured Losses: Association
The damage caused by devastating floods in Germany last week is likely to cost the insurance industry up to five billion euros ($5.9 billion), the GDV insurance industry association said on Wednesday.
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Germans Question Handling Of Floods As Hopes Of Finding Survivors Fade
A relief official said on Wednesday rescue crews were unlikely to find any more survivors in the rubble of villages devastated by floods in western Germany, and a new poll showed many Germans felt policymakers had not enough to protect them.
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"Terrifying": German Chancellor Shaken As Europe Flood Deaths Rise To 188
German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the flooding that has devastated parts of Europe as "terrifying" on Sunday after the death toll across the region rose to 188 and a district of Bavaria was battered by the extreme weather.
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"Surreal, Eerie Situation": German Chancellor Angela Merkel Visits Flood-Affected Areas
Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday that she was horrified by the "surreal" devastation in the flood-ravaged region of Germany, as the toll in western Europe reached at least 184 people dead with dozens still missing.
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Flood Death Count Rises To 156 In Germany, 183 For Europe
The number of deaths from devastating floods has risen to 156 in Germany, police said Sunday morning, bringing the total to at least 183 fatalities from the disaster in western Europe.
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Europe Reels From Worst Floods In Years As Death Count Passes 120
Devastating floods have torn through entire villages and killed at least 126 people in Europe, most of them in western Germany where stunned emergency services were still combing the wreckage on Friday.
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Flood situation worsens in Germany, hundreds evacuated
Deadly floods forging a path of devastation through central Europe for more than a week bore down on northern Germany today as troops raced to bolster sodden dykes.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel promises cash to German flood victims
Chancellor Angela Merkel promised 100 million euros to victims of Germany's worst flood in a decade on Tuesday as she toured areas devastated by the deluge which has claimed 12 lives across central Europe.
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Germany To Warn Of Future Floods With Mobile Phone Alerts
Germany will issue mobile phone alerts in the future to inform citizens of impending dangers, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Monday after deadly floods prompted a rethink of the country's warning systems.
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"Stupid, Regret It": German Leader On Laughing At Visit To Flood-Hit Town
Germany's conservative candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor apologised on Sunday for laughing on a visit to a flood-stricken town last week, a gaffe that has hit his ratings two months before a federal election.
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Angela Merkel Demands Faster Climate Action As German Flood Deaths Rise
Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed the need to "speed up" the fight against climate change, as the death count from devastating floods in Germany reached 177 on Thursday.
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German Floods Cause Up To 5 Billion Euros In Insured Losses: Association
The damage caused by devastating floods in Germany last week is likely to cost the insurance industry up to five billion euros ($5.9 billion), the GDV insurance industry association said on Wednesday.
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Germans Question Handling Of Floods As Hopes Of Finding Survivors Fade
A relief official said on Wednesday rescue crews were unlikely to find any more survivors in the rubble of villages devastated by floods in western Germany, and a new poll showed many Germans felt policymakers had not enough to protect them.
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"Terrifying": German Chancellor Shaken As Europe Flood Deaths Rise To 188
German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the flooding that has devastated parts of Europe as "terrifying" on Sunday after the death toll across the region rose to 188 and a district of Bavaria was battered by the extreme weather.
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"Surreal, Eerie Situation": German Chancellor Angela Merkel Visits Flood-Affected Areas
Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday that she was horrified by the "surreal" devastation in the flood-ravaged region of Germany, as the toll in western Europe reached at least 184 people dead with dozens still missing.
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Flood Death Count Rises To 156 In Germany, 183 For Europe
The number of deaths from devastating floods has risen to 156 in Germany, police said Sunday morning, bringing the total to at least 183 fatalities from the disaster in western Europe.
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Europe Reels From Worst Floods In Years As Death Count Passes 120
Devastating floods have torn through entire villages and killed at least 126 people in Europe, most of them in western Germany where stunned emergency services were still combing the wreckage on Friday.
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Flood situation worsens in Germany, hundreds evacuated
Deadly floods forging a path of devastation through central Europe for more than a week bore down on northern Germany today as troops raced to bolster sodden dykes.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel promises cash to German flood victims
Chancellor Angela Merkel promised 100 million euros to victims of Germany's worst flood in a decade on Tuesday as she toured areas devastated by the deluge which has claimed 12 lives across central Europe.
