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(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on July 11, 2022 shows an aerial view taken on July 16, 2021 of Iversheim, western Germany (Top) and an aerial view taken almost a year later on July 11, 2022 of the same area in Iversheim, western Germany (Bottom). - The dramatic floods of July 14 and 15, 2021 killed more than 220 people in Europe, leaving a trail of destruction in Germany and Belgium, and damage in the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland..After two days of torrential rain, flood waters carried away nearly everything in their path, devastating entire communities..Western Germany was hit worst by the flooding. The state of Rhineland-Palatinate registered 49 deaths, while North Rhine-Westphalia said 135 were killed. One person died in Bavaria and in all, over 800 were injured....In mid-July western Europe was hit by devastating floods after torrential rains that ravaged entire villages and left at least 209 people dead in Germany and Belgium, as well as dozens missing. The flooding also caused damage in Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER and CHRISTOF STACHE / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/INA FASSBENDER, CHRISTOF STACHE)