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Death toll from devastating floods in Germany hits 180 Thousands of people were missing and more houses were destroyed in flood-stricken regions in western Germany and Belgium where further flooding is feared Death toll from devastating floods in western Germany hits 180 including more than 90 deaths in state of Rhineland Palatinate Approximately 60 people unaccounted for following severe flooding in Cologne area of Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia state Military disaster emergency declared by German defence ministry as more than 800 troops assist local emergency personnel in flood recovery efforts Rur river in southwestern part of Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia bursts banks at Rur Dam flash flood expected to hit Obermaubach.  One confirmed dead following severe flooding and landslide in Erftstadt-Blessem in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia state; death toll expected to rise as number of people remain unaccounted for  German Chancellor Merkel offers condolences to those a...

In Germany,several towns and villages were flooded after torrential rain and thunderstorms hit Heavy rains triggered flash floods in parts of western and central Germany, killing at least 9 people and causing property damage and transport disruption. An emergency was declared in the region when heavy rains caused disruption in rail, road, and river transport.  In the western part of Germany, many towns and villages were flooded after torrential rain and thunderstorms hit. Two firefighters died. In some areas, residents needed to be evacuated. Heavy rains and floods lashing Germany have killed at least nine people and left around 50 missing, as rising waters led several houses to collapse, police say. Four of the people reported dead were in the municipality of Schuld where several houses were swept away.  Fireman drowned and the army was deployed to help stranded residents on Wednesday after heavy rain triggered once-in-25-year floods in parts of western Germany, disrupting ra...

A man with a knife can be seen attacking people at Barbarossa platz in German city of Wuerzburg At least 2 people dead and multiple injured in stabbing attack at Barbarossaplatz in Wuerzburg, Germany. A man with a knife can be seen attacking people Major police incident underway at Barbarossa platz in southern German city of Würzburg Police and emergency personnel dealing with incident at Barbarossaplatz in southern German city of Wuerzburg multiple injuries reported Suspect taken into custody following knife assault in German city of Wuezburg several pedestrians reported injured Police in the southern German state of Bavaria say officers and emergency personnel are attending an incident at Barbarossaplatz in central Würzburg. A number of people are reported to have sustained injuries. Bavarian police say there is no ongoing threat to the public safety following a reported knife attack in central Würzburg

German soldiers serving in MINUSMA wounded by a suicide car bomber in Mali. At least 15 UN MINUSMA peacekeepers possibly Germans injured after the contingent was targeted by attackers al-Moustarat, Gao region.  Attackers attacked a Bundeswehr patrol in Mali, West Africa, with a car bomb. Several German soldiers are said to have been seriously wounded.German soldiers reportedly wounded, some severely, after an IED attack on a military convoy in Mali. Mali According to several local sources, a patrol of the German contingent of MINUSMA was struck by a car bomb driven by a suicide bomber in AlMoustarat north of Gao. This morning, a MINUSMA Force temporary operational base near the village of Ichagara, in Tarkint commune, Gao region, was the target of a vehicle bomb attack.  Blue helmets were injured, their evacuation is in progress. MINUSMA strongly condemns this attack and wishes a speedy and complete recovery to the injured.