- Title: Victims of German flooding hope for generosity from insurers
- Date: 27th July 2017
- Summary: GOSLAR, GERMANY (JULY 27, 2017) (REUTERS) FLOODED STREET IN OLD TOWN RESIDENTS PULLING TREE TRUNK OUT OF WATER VARIOUS OF DAMAGE TO HOUSE WALL RESIDENTS LOOKING AT DEBRIS IN WATER VARIOUS OF MUDDY MOTORCYCLE WOMAN WALKING ALONG STREET, PULLING TROLLEY CASE SAND BAGS IN FRONT OF HOUSE TABLE IN FLOODED HOUSE, PAN TO HIGH-WATER LINE ON WALL HIGH-WATER LINE ON WALL VARIOUS OF DEBRIS OF FLOODING IN HOUSE VARIOUS OF DEBRIS OF FLOODING IN GARDEN MUDDY GARDEN TABLE AND CHAIRS (SOUNDBITE) (German) FLOOD VICTIM, DETLEF MAUS, SAYING: "The water is ... or was at some point 1.30 metres high inside the house. Everything on the ground floor is wasted, broken. It can go into the waste containers. And we can only hope that the insurance pays up without causing problems." WOMEN LOADING CAR SPOILT MATTRESS GARAGE DOOR AND SPOILT MATTRESS
- Embargoed: 10th August 2017 14:21
- Keywords: flood flooding Goslar rain fire department
- Location: GOSLAR, GERMANY
- City: GOSLAR, GERMANY
- Country: Germany
- Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Floods
- Reuters ID: LVA0016RHQ9MV
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Clean-up work began in several German towns after heavy rain caused floods in western parts of the country.
In the UNESCO World Heritage town of Goslar residents began sweeping out mud and debris, hoping that insurance companies would reimburse them for the loss and damage.
One resident said the water at some point was more than a metre high inside his house. It left broken furniture and spoilt food in its wake.
The "one thousand year old imperial city in the Harz mountains", as it is called on the town's website, thanked its rescue services and citizens for their efforts in the fight against the floods. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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