A police vehicle is seen on a makeshift bridge made by members of the Bundeswehr, near the destroyed bridge, following heavy rainfalls along the nearby Ahr river, in Insul, Rhineland-Palatinate state, Germany, July 21, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Mang
July 21, 2021
BERLIN (Reuters) – Insured losses from floods in western Germany last week may total 4 billion to 5 billion euros ($4.7-5.9 billion), insurance industry association GDV said on Wednesday.
It said the floods in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate are likely to exceed the 4.65 billion euros of damage recorded following a deluge in August 2002.
The estimate does not include losses from floods in the southern German state of Bavaria and in Saxony in the east last weekend, the association said.
($1 = 0.8496 euros)
(Reporting by Maria Sheahan; Editing by Madeline Chambers)
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