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Residents clear mud and unusable furniture from houses in the city center of Bad Neuenahr, western Germany, Saturday, July 17, 2021.

Video. More than 160 dead in Germany-Belgium floods as water recedes

Updated: 17/07/2021 - 18:23 GMT+2

The number known to have died has risen in Germany and Belgium after heavy rain caused rivers to burst their banks, sweeping away homes and cars.

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