The deadly floods that swept through the streets of western Europe this week were the latest sign of the crises humanity will face in the years ahead, one climate expert says.
Gerten's village, Oberkail, is part of the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate that has borne the brunt of much of the flooding in Germany. The heavy rains caused riverbanks to burst, turning streets into wild waterways that overturned vehicles and reduced houses to rubble.
German politicians, including President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, have nonetheless called for greater efforts to combat global warming. Other politicians, including Armin Laschet, the conservative candidate hoping to replace Angela Merkel in Germany's September election, have also called for action. However, he said, the degree of devastation had as much to do with where the downpour hit as the rain itself.
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