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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

2 people have died in floods in southern Germany. The situation remains tense

(c) Copyright 2024, dpa (www.dpa.de). Alle Rechte vorbehalten

The death toll in floods across a large part of southern Germany rose to two on Monday as the body of a missing woman was found. Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited the flooded region and officials warned that water levels could rise further in some areas.

The body of the 43-year-old, whom rescuers had been looking for since Sunday morning, was found in a basement in the Bavarian town of Schrobenhausen, police told German news agency dpa. A firefighter was found dead in nearby Pfaffenhofen on Sunday after an inflatable boat he and colleagues were using capsized.

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