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butthurt [soylentnews.org] writes:

Heavy rain in Belgium, France, Germany and Austria has resulted in floods.

Five people have been killed in the Rottal-Inn [wikipedia.org] district in Bavaria by flooding of the Inn River [wikipedia.org] at the German-Austrian border. One person died in France near the Loing River [wikipedia.org]. In Paris, the Seine has overflowed its banks and the Louvre is to close temporarily so artworks may be moved to upper floors. School closures were announced in Salzburg [wikipedia.org].

coverage:

• CNN [cnn.com] (has several photos)
• Deutsche Welle [dw.com] (owned by the German government; has a map)
• The Local [thelocal.de]
• Al Jazeera [aljazeera.com]
• AP via WTOP-FM [wtop.com]
• U.S. News & World Report [usnews.com] (Tor-friendly copy [archive.org])
• AP via St. Louis Post-Dispatch [stltoday.com]
• Gulf Times [gulf-times.com]

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