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'The situation is dramatic': DW's Giulia Saudelli

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Gerhard Elfers | Giulia Saudelli
September 15, 2024

Catastrophic floods in central and eastern Europe: DW correspondent Giulia Saudelli reports from the southern German city of Passau.

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