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Were flood fatalities preventable?

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July 19, 2021

As Germany comes to grips with the shocking magnitude of the floods in the west of the country that have left more than 150 dead, questions are being asked as to how such a huge loss of life was possible with warnings in place. DW's Emmanuelle Chaze in Berlin.