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Europe floods: Clean-up begins in Ahrweiler, Germany

Residents in the regions of Germany and Belgium worst affected by catastrophic flooding have begun the huge task of cleaning up their neighbourhoods, as the waters begin to recede. Emergency workers and volunteers are continuing to search for the missing.

18 July 2021

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Going home after Europe's devastating floods

Drone footage shows flood damage in Germany and Belgium

BBC Netherlands correspondent Anna Holligan is in Valkenburg, where some residents have been forced to leave their homes.

Flood damage on the streets of the Netherlands

Severe flooding hits eastern Belgium

Helicopter rescues resident

Helicopter rescues residents from rooftops

Residents inspect collapsed houses in Schuld, Germany, 15 July 2021

Deadly floods in Germany wash away homes and cars

Picture of an ancient burial tomb - it is photographed from above, the tomb is round with a stone wall and grass growing on its roof. It is surrounded by grass and fields.

Kings 'unlikely' to be buried in ancient tomb

The 5,000-year-old tomb was once thought to be the preserve of high society but new research suggests that's not the case.

The Bayesian superyacht being lifted by a sea crane

Watch: Sunken British superyacht raised from seabed

The cause of the sinking, which killed seven of the 22 people onboard, is still under investigation.

A car driving down steps

Watch: Man gets stuck driving car down Rome's Spanish Steps

The 81-year-old man and his car got stuck on the way down, before a crane lifted the car away.

Visitors sit on artwork in Italian museum

Watch: Visitors sit on and break artwork chair in Italian museum

The 'Van Gogh' chair is an artwork by Nicola Bolla made out of thousands of Swarovski crystals.

A composite image of Bethany Bell and mourners laying flowers and candles

Watch: At the scene of Austria's worst shooting in modern history

The BBC's Bethany Bell visited the scene in Graz, after ten people were killed in a school shooting.

A person stands facing a window in a school clasroom

Gunshots heard and students evacuate in videos filmed at Austrian school

Video verified by the BBC shows students being evacuated from the school in the city of Graz.

Prince William delivering a speech at the Blue Economy and Finance Forum in Monaco on Sunday

Prince William speaks French in address on ocean protection

Prince of Wales outlines risks to world's oceans at Monaco conference.

BBC's Phil Mackie reports from where a site near Praia da Luz in Portugal where a search for Madeleine McCann resumes

Watch: Searching derelict and desolate area in Madeleine McCann case

Police are searching an area where prime suspect, Christian Brückner, stayed at the time of Madeleine's disappearance.

The BBC's Daniel Sandford stands in front of a road blocked by a police vehicle

BBC at the scene of new Madeleine McCann search

Police have begun fresh investigations following the disappearance of the British three-year-old in Portugal in 2007.

Huge plumes of earthy coloured smoke are seen billowing from the summit of Mount Etna, against a blue sky

Watch: Mount Etna in Sicily spews huge plumes of ash

Footage shows clouds of dark coloured smoke and ash billowing from the volcano on the Mediterranean island.

Planes on fire on runway with smoke pluming around them

Video appears to show Ukraine drone attack in Russia

Footage shows attack drones homing in on their targets as they sit on the tarmac.

A derailed passenger carriage is seen surrounded by debris on the collapsed bridge

Footage shows aftermath of Russia bridge collapse

Fire crews were called to the scene after a road bridge came down in Bryansk.

Colour film photographs of a young woman with long braided brown hair and a red top, against a blue backdrop

'You can feel when you're making something special'

Gotta Tell You was a radio-ready hit that climbed international charts and introduced a confident new voice to the noughties music scene.

a cascade of ice and rubble crashes down the alps

Alpine glacier collapses engulfing Swiss village

Ice and rubble crashed down a mountain and onto the village Blatten in the Swiss Alps.

A composite image of the statue of Joseph Stalin carved in white stone in Moscow and the BBC's Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg

Rosenberg: What a new Stalin statue says about Russia's attempt to reshape history

A brand new statue of the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin has been unveiled at a Metro station in Moscow.

A large cloud generated by rock and mud rises over the green slope of a valley

Glacier collapse swallows part of Swiss village

One person has been reported missing and many homes have been flattened.

Yogita Limaye running from a drone attack. She is wearing a helmet and press vest.

Watch: BBC team flees drone attack in Ukraine

Yogita Limaye was reporting from the town of Rodynske when a blast was heard nearby.

Split image showing ship near house, with a man in front, and then the ship in the water

Norway ship refloated after near miss with house

House owner Johan Helberg says he "wouldn't have traded this experience for anything" after the ship became stuck in his garden.

Image shows moment Macron is shoved in the face by his wife

Watch: Push in the face by wife was joke not domestic dispute, says Macron

Footage shows the moment Emmanuel Macron is shoved in the face by his wife Brigitte as they touch down in Hanoi, Vietnam.

A man getting his hair cut while sat out on the street

Watch: Suspected sabotage causes Cannes power cut 'meltdown'

The prestigious film festival was disrupted, about 160,000 homes were without power and businesses were left without power.