Comments by "Drew Hodge" (@drewhodge3820) on "Germany floods: Drone footage shows devastation in Schuld after record rainfall" video.

Sadly this is what happens when you build houses at the bottom of a valley. You only have to watch the video to see those houses were on a floodplain. It might be a once in a century event but it will happen again.
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@felicious6384 There is a very good reason the ground at the bottom of the valley is flat. That is where the river has spread out during floods and dumped stones and soil on the same area many times before, just as the river waters reduce in speed. Lets hope this never happens again. This is terrible for the people the floods have effected. It's horrific that so many lives have been lost and i fear the death toll will rise. I hope lessons will be learned from this to stop people building/rebuilding homes at the bottom of valleys and flood risk zones.
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