IN PICTURES: Torrential rain and flooding leaves trail of destruction across western Germany
Severe flooding has left dozens of people dead and many missing in communities across western Germany.
The states of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) have been worst hit by the storms which have caused rivers to burst their banks and threatened to bring down further homes.
LATEST: Storms leave several dead and many missing in western Germany
As these dramatic pictures and tweets show, the extreme weather is heavily affecting towns and villages across the region.
It's leading to calls from some for urgent action against climate change.
A drone shot (below) captures the flooding in Schuld on Thursday, Rhineland-Palatinate.
Photo: picture alliance/dpa/TNN | Christoph Reichwein
Rescue workers survey the flooded streets in Solingen, NRW, on Thursday morning.
Photo: picture alliance/dpa/TNN | Gianni Gattus
A car submerged in water in Solingen, NRW.
Photo: picture alliance/dpa/TNN | Gianni Gattushttps://twitter.com/COdendahl/status/1415427109686743051?s=20
Another car buried by debris in Hagen, NRW, on Thursday.
Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Roberto Pfeilhttps://twitter.com/jo_mlr/status/1415586632825245696?s=20
A person standing on scaffolding in Solingen, NRW, on Thursday morning in a flooded street.
Photo: picture alliance/dpa/TNN | Gianni Gattushttps://twitter.com/maltesusen/status/1415588190736502785?s=20
A resident in Hagen, NRW, looks at the damage caused by the severe floods.
Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Roberto PfeilThe Bundeswehr (German army) has been called in to assist with the rescue. The picture below shows the army in Hagen, NRW.
Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Roberto PfeilA fire and rescue employee walking on a flooded street in Kordel, Rhineland-Palatinate, in the middle of the night on Wednesday.
Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Harald TittelAre you affected by the floods? Let us know by emailing [email protected]
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The states of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) have been worst hit by the storms which have caused rivers to burst their banks and threatened to bring down further homes.
LATEST: Storms leave several dead and many missing in western Germany
As these dramatic pictures and tweets show, the extreme weather is heavily affecting towns and villages across the region.
It's leading to calls from some for urgent action against climate change.
A drone shot (below) captures the flooding in Schuld on Thursday, Rhineland-Palatinate.
Photo: picture alliance/dpa/TNN | Christoph ReichweinRescue workers survey the flooded streets in Solingen, NRW, on Thursday morning.
Photo: picture alliance/dpa/TNN | Gianni Gattus A car submerged in water in Solingen, NRW.
Photo: picture alliance/dpa/TNN | Gianni Gattushttps://twitter.com/COdendahl/status/1415427109686743051?s=20
Another car buried by debris in Hagen, NRW, on Thursday.
Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Roberto Pfeilhttps://twitter.com/jo_mlr/status/1415586632825245696?s=20
A person standing on scaffolding in Solingen, NRW, on Thursday morning in a flooded street.
Photo: picture alliance/dpa/TNN | Gianni Gattushttps://twitter.com/maltesusen/status/1415588190736502785?s=20
A resident in Hagen, NRW, looks at the damage caused by the severe floods.
Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Roberto PfeilThe Bundeswehr (German army) has been called in to assist with the rescue. The picture below shows the army in Hagen, NRW.
Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Roberto PfeilA fire and rescue employee walking on a flooded street in Kordel, Rhineland-Palatinate, in the middle of the night on Wednesday.
Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Harald TittelAre you affected by the floods? Let us know by emailing [email protected]
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