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Germany, Belgium remember deadly floods 1 year later

German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister Malu Dreyer look at photos in the hall of the Meyer-Naekel winery showing the destruction after the flood in Dernau, Germany, Thursday, July 14, 2022. One year after the flood, the Federal President informs himself about the state of reconstruction. (Thomas Frey/dpa via AP) A motif float with three monkey figures on the main street of the Ahr town commemorates the victims of the flood disaster in the Ahr valley exactly one year ago in Dernau, Germany, Thursday, July 14, 2022. The float was designed by the Düsseldorf-based motif float builder J. Tilly. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP) A swimming pool and a cement mixer sit on an overgrown lawn in front of a damaged house in Nessonvaux, Belgium, on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Commemorations were held on Thursday to pay homage to the victims of catastrophic flooding in several provinces of Belgium after torrential rains fell in the region one year ago. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Officials carry flowers prior to a wreath laying ceremony in Nessonvaux, Belgium, on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Commemorations were held on Thursday to pay homage to the victims of catastrophic flooding in several provinces of Belgium after torrential rains fell in the region one year ago. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) An official stands next to a plaque which reads "Remembering shouldn't stop us from living, and living shouldn't stop us from remembering" prior to a wreath laying in Nessonvaux, Belgium, on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Commemorations were held on Thursday to pay homage to the victims of catastrophic flooding in several provinces of Belgium after torrential rains fell in the region one year ago. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) A tractor sits idle on the banks of the River Vesdre as it flows through Nessonvaux, Belgium, on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Commemorations were held on Thursday to pay homage to the victims of catastrophic flooding in several provinces of Belgium after torrential rains fell in the region one year ago. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Officials stand for a moment of silence after a wreath laying ceremony in Nessonvaux, Belgium, on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Commemorations were held on Thursday to pay homage to the victims of catastrophic flooding in several provinces of Belgium after torrential rains fell in the region one year ago. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Residents and officials stand for a moment of silence after a wreath laying ceremony in Nessonvaux, Belgium, on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Commemorations were held on Thursday to pay homage to the victims of catastrophic flooding in several provinces of Belgium after torrential rains fell in the region one year ago. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) A tractor sits idle on the banks of the River Vesdre as it flows through Nessonvaux, Belgium, on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Commemorations were held on Thursday to pay homage to the victims of catastrophic flooding in several provinces of Belgium after torrential rains fell in the region one year ago. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Residents and officials stand for a moment of silence after a wreath laying ceremony in Nessonvaux, Belgium, on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Commemorations were held on Thursday to pay homage to the victims of catastrophic flooding in several provinces of Belgium after torrential rains fell in the region one year ago. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Germany, Belgium remember deadly floods 1 year later