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Southern Germany Floods: Death Toll Rises, Chancellor Visits Region

The Rhine river overflowed its banks in Hattenheim, Germany, Monday, June 3, 2024. The death toll in floods across a large part of southern Germany rose to two on Monday as the body of a missing woman

The death toll in floods across a large part of southern Germany has tragically risen to four as three bodies were recovered from inundated basements. The recent heavy rain has caused widespread flooding in the states of Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg, leading to devastating consequences.

Authorities recovered the body of a 43-year-old woman in a basement in the Bavarian town of Schrobenhausen, while a firefighter lost his life in nearby Pfaffenhofen after an inflatable boat capsized. Additionally, the bodies of a man and a woman were found in a flooded basement in Schorndorf, near Stuttgart.

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