'It's terrifying': Merkel shaken as flood deaths rise to 188 in Europe

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FRANKFURT :Flash floods hit southern Germany on Sunday, killing at least one person and adding to the flooding devastation that has claimed the ...

The scale of the floods mean they could shake up Germany's general election in September next year.

"There is huge damage and that much is clear: those who lost their businesses, their houses, cannot stem the losses alone." About 37,0000 households were without electricity and Belgian authorities said the supply of clean drinking water was also a major concern.Emergency services officials in the Netherlands said the situation had somewhat stabilised in the southern part of Limburg province, where tens of thousands were evacuated in recent days, although the northern part was still on high alert.

The Netherlands has so far only reported property damage from the flooding and no dead or missing people.

 

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