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Germany: Floods destroy livelihoods

Tessa Walther
August 11, 2021

The flood catastrophe in Western Germany has hit many hard. Apartments were flooded, complete livelihoods destroyed. We visited a young Syrian from Ahrweiler, who has lost everything - for the second time in his life.

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DW-Korrespondentin Tessa Walther
Tessa Walther Brussels-based Europe correspondent
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