Publication Date May 30, 2016 | Associated Press

Germany: 4 presumed dead after floods in southwest

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Cars are submerged in an underpass in Oberhausen after torrential rains caused flash floods across southern Germany. Photo: AP
Cars are submerged in an underpass in Oberhausen after torrential rains caused flash floods across southern Germany. Photo: AP

Rainstorms in southwestern Germany triggered flooding that left one small town littered with debris and rubble, and led to accidents late Sunday and early Monday in which four people died...

In the small town of Braunsbach, two streams burst their banks, unleashing floodwaters that destroyed one house, damaged several others and left streets strewn with debris.

Much of Germany and other parts of Europe experienced heavy rainstorms over the weekend