![]() Germany has deployed 850 troops to assist with disaster relief, the Bundeswehr (Germany armed forces) said Friday in a tweet. A clogged pipe has also been opened up to help with the water release. ![]() Officials had been monitoring the dam by drone earlier in the day and found no significant damage. Officials said creeks are filling, but are not expected to overflow their banks. This comes as water is being drained from the Steinbach dam to reduce pressure. Officials fear more dams can break and are closely monitoring reservoirs in the region.īarring any more severe weather, people who evacuated the flooding in the county of Euskirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia can most likely return to their home sometime on Sunday, the county said on its Facebook page. ![]() The high waters are expected to last until Sunday evening. Dutch officials ordered the evacuation of 10,000 people in the municipality of Venlo, where the Maas river rose faster than expected. Officials have started the evacuation of about 700 residents in the Ophoven neighborhood in the city of Wassenberg. (Sebastian Schmitt/dpa via AP) Sebastian Schmitt/APĪ dam along the river Rur in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia broke Friday night, according to the regional government. A regional train sits in the flood waters at the local station in Kordel, Germany, Thursday Jafter it was flooded by the high waters of the Kyll river.
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