Hundreds injured and more than 1,000 missing in one German district alone, amid severe floods

Hundreds injured and more than 1,000 missing in one German district alone, amid severe floods

The small rural district of Ahrweiler, in western Germany, seemingly faced the full wrath of the week’s severe floods, with the foul weather leaving dozens of people dead, hundreds injured, and scores of homes reduced to rubble. At least 62 people died in the storm and subsequent flooding, the local police department said on Friday, adding that…