With more than 180 people dead in Europe's floods and the toll still climbing, many are asking: How did this happen and why has it been so bad?
Devastating floods in Germany and other parts of western Europe have been described as a"catastrophe", a"war zone" and"unprecedented".
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said he believed global warming had contributed to the disaster, adding that is"without a doubt the case"."We cannot yet say with certainty that this event is linked to global warming," Mr Schroeter told AFP, but"global warming makes events like this more likely". "The Rhine is used to floods" and cities along it have built protections, unlike the towns and villages along the region's smaller rivers, Armin Laschet, head of the hard-hit North Rhine-Westphalia region, said.
A resident watches from his window as a crane takes away damaged belonging after flooding in Drolenvol, Belgium.
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