It was unimaginable in advance and still incomprehensible now that a - normally - small and lovely river like the Erft can cause such incredible damage, as happened in the heavy rain disaster of July 2021, among others in Bad Münstereifel.

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joetobn

July 9, 2023

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At the point in the historic old town where the flood tore a large hole in the wall on the Erft in the summer of 2021, a new staircase to …

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Marc

December 31, 2023

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Photos on the paving stones show the extent of the flooding

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Location: Bad Münstereifel, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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