German Floods Cause Insured Losses of Over $1.2 Billion: MSK

Reuters
By Reuters
July 21, 2021Germany
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German Floods Cause Insured Losses of Over $1.2 Billion: MSK
An overview shows the banks of the river Ahr in Altenburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany, on July 19, 2021, after devastating floods hit the region. (Christof Stache/AFP via Getty Images)

FRANKFURT—The record floods that have devastated parts of Germany and killed at least 170 in the country are estimated to have caused more than 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) in insured losses, actuary company MSK said on Tuesday.

The floods, which started last week Wednesday, turned roads into rivers, swept away vehicles, and buried swathes of land under thick in several regions in Germany, most notably the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia.

On Tuesday, the death toll climbed to 170.