At least 100 Dead, 1,300 Missing...

[BADecker]

Sink holes opening up in areas of Germany.


"Catastrophe Of Historic Proportions" - At least 100 Dead, 1,300 Missing...

At least 1,300 people are still unaccounted for Friday after flash floods in western Germany and Belgium left more than 100 dead and several towns devastated. Rescue efforts continue for the second day as the true extent of this tragedy is only being revealed as floodwaters recede.

According to CNN, 103 people have died in Germany following torrential rainfalls that swept through the country on Wednesday and Thursday. So far, authorities are saying that 1,300 people are missing and the Europe-wide death toll is 117.

The death toll in Rhineland-Palatinate, a southwest German state bordered by France, Belgium, and Luxembourg, has soared to at least 60, the state premier Malu Dreyer said Friday.

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[philipma1957]

 Don't you ever have something nice to say?

[suchmoon]

Don't you ever have something nice to say?

At least this is about an actual catastrophe and not some made-up nutjobbery.

I wouldn't have thought this could be possible in this part of Germany. The towns along the river valleys seem to have been there for centuries and have a good handle on how to deal with all that water. But apparently not.

[hornetsnest]

The flooding in Germany and the body count is very real.

[virasog]

Don't you ever have something nice to say?

That news is a fact and unfortunately can't be changed. 

The flooding in Germany and the body count is very real.

That's a sad incident. Apart from those 100 people who died, there would be thousands who have lost their belongings in the flood
and would be in trouble.

[Natsuu]

Don't you ever have something nice to say?

At least this is about an actual catastrophe and not some made-up nutjobbery.

I wouldn't have thought this could be possible in this part of Germany. The towns along the river valleys seem to have been there for centuries and have a good handle on how to deal with all that water. But apparently not.

Since it was there for couple of centuries, the integrity of the materials might have been already deteriorated, making it not good enough in the current era. As an engineering student, there might be some error in the side of the city engineers that is responsible for the maintenance of such things.

Even so, My deepest condolences to the families of the victims.

[usernameyaya]

More and more catastrophic events caused by severe weather occur. Human beings are small in front of nature.

[UmerIdrees]

More and more catastrophic events caused by severe weather occur. Human beings are small in front of nature.

This maybe true as  catastrophic events are beyond human control but there is some fault by humans too. In my country, the developers usually use cheap developing material and saves cost. If the building and roads are not made strong, then these floods and catastrophic events causes more deaths and destructions.

[DaveF]

I feel terrible about the people who died and the families that were destroyed and lost everything. Bad luck / global climate change / whatever. What happened to them is horrible.

Now...I just saw a clip on the news that people are rebuilding there. Uh, NOOOOO. Move your ass someplace else. At least until the engineers and such can figure out how to prevent or at least mitigate the situation.

George Carlin in one of his comedy routines had a quote something like "people can be so stupid, they build houses on the side of a volcano and then wonder why there is lava in the Livingroom"

-Dave

[Saidasun]

WTF BADecker reporting on real news? Have you finally had a change of heart on promoting your nonsense?

I am sorry to hear the loss of many people in Germany and hopefully a lot of those that are missing are found.

[Natsuu]

WTF BADecker reporting on real news? Have you finally had a change of heart on promoting your nonsense?

I am sorry to hear the loss of many people in Germany and hopefully a lot of those that are missing are found.

To be honest, My first taught after I read the title is some article regarding 100 deaths due to covid, and 1300 missing reports or something like that.

[techearn17]

Don't you ever have something nice to say?

That news is a fact and unfortunately can't be changed. 

The flooding in Germany and the body count is very real.

That's a sad incident. Apart from those 100 people who died, there would be thousands who have lost their belongings in the flood
and would be in trouble.

I am very sorry to hear this news. May God grant patience to their families and protect the lost I have heard that this time there has been a lot of rain in Europe which has caused a lot of trouble for the people.

[franky1]

when it comes to the german floods

and the lack of historic floods before ww2

what you then need to do is look at the land development and the canals and dams developed after ww2
yes man made action ..
but not due to carbon in the atmosphere caused by man..
not due to carbon at all causing rain.

but instead mans action of altering the water table and water cycle
and changing the land to not just be open fields to soak away water. but instead sewers, pipes, concreate making water flow and combine

more and more towns and cities are being build in low level ground near rivers..
so more and more people moving to these newer urban area's are going to experience flooding.

..
people buying houses foolishly believe the housing developer has picked a spot that will never flood and be of no issue to any weather..
little do they know years-decades later. nature wants its land back

EG
new orleans is a natural swamp land. ofcourse its going to flood.
just because a developer puts cheap housing on the land doesnt mean its suddenly not a flood risk

[Cnut237]

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I agree with all of your points about human development... this is certainly a contributing factor. But it's not an 'either/or' situation. Human development certainly contributes to events like flooding, but this doesn't mean that human-caused climate change is not real. The data on climate change are utterly conclusive.

Global Temperature Rise. Warming Ocean. Shrinking Ice Sheets. Glacial Retreat. Decreased Snow Cover. Sea Level Rise. Declining Arctic Sea Ice. Extreme Events. Ocean Acidification.


https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/

[NathanielParker]

I'm sorry to hear that.I feel that since the epidemic, some natural disasters have occurred all over the world. People have become very small in the face of natural disasters. Especially with regard to floods, the entire human civilization has an insurmountable upper limit.
Nature needs to be in awe and regard nature as a living body. These disasters are manifestations of nature’s illness. Disasters are not to punish us but to self-regulate, but what we have to do is to help nature and make the ecology and atmosphere more stable, between man and nature. Being one, human beings are the most important organ of nature.

[Mondiba]

Since the information is vital I think it is okay and can be share. Rhings like this will always occur. It is nature. Nothing made of man can stand for ever.

[Nguyenquyhung28111]

Since the information is vital I think it is okay and can be share. Rhings like this will always occur. It is nature. Nothing made of man can stand for ever.

People should accept the truth, not avoid it and find solutions to fix the problem. The disaster damage is really big, our condolences to them

[Mauser]

The sad thing about this flood was that it was known beforehand. All the other European countries were aware of the floods coming atleast 48-72 hours beforehand. And even the German government was informed. But all these warnings were never passed down to the people and no real evacuation took place. I hope some people are going to be held accountable for this disaster.

[hornetsnest]

Terrible situation in Turkey also right now 

[Natsuu]

Terrible situation in Turkey also right now  

For context, he is talking about the Wildfire in Turkey right now.

Turkey Is Next as Wildfires Afflict Mediterranean Countries

Turkey wildfires: Death toll rises as blazes rage on

The death toll from wildfires raging on Turkey's southern coast rose to four on Friday, as dozens of villages and some hotels were evacuated.

Firefighters were still tackling wildfires in 20 locations in six provinces in Turkey's Mediterranean and southern Aegean region, said Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli.

More than 60 wildfires have broken out across 17 provinces on Turkey's Aegean and Mediterranean coasts this week, but most have since been extinguished.