Germany vows to improve flood warning system as toll passes 165
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Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany (AFP) July 19, 2021
The German government on Monday pledged to improve the country's under-fire warning systems as emergency services continued to search for victims of the worst flooding in living memory, with at least 165 people confirmed dead. The west of the country was deluged over two days last week, with torrents of water sweeping away trees, cars and bridges and destroying swathes of housing. Many v