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The flooding in western Germany’s Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate claimed at least one life on Sunday, authorities said. A 67-year-old woman who was injured during a rescue operation in the state capital of Saarbrücken died of her injuries in hospital on Sunday evening, the city said. The woman was hit by an emergency vehicle on Friday, according to the city of Saarbrücken. Mayor Uwe Conradt said her death had been a terrible tragedy. “I am deeply saddened by this sad news,” Conradt said. Enormous amounts of rain had caused flooding, landslides and overflowing streets and cellars in Saarland…

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