Days on end of non-stop rain have caused terrible flooding in #Bavaria. CGTN’s Natalie Carney reports. #germany
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00:00Thousands in southern Germany are cleaning up after days of torrential rainfall
00:04that has caused streams and riverbanks to burst.
00:07In addition to the loss of personal property and damage to house and homes
00:12in this case, sadly, lives were lost.
00:15In 2021, in the west of the country, catastrophic flooding claimed over 180 lives.
00:22Many drowned, were electrocuted or were killed when debris fell on them.
00:27The trauma and stress of it all also has lasting impressions and impacts on many.
00:33Financially, it also cost the country billions of euros for the cleanup and reconstruction.
00:39Many communities have been spending that money before the flooding
00:44by implementing flood protection measures and they have been helping.
00:48But the issue is that the extreme weather patterns that are causing these floods to happen
00:54are only becoming more persistent, more frequent and more extreme.