Insured losses from western German floods may total 4-5 billion euros - trade body

Reuters

Published Jul 21, 2021 13:31

BERLIN (Reuters) - Insured losses from floods in western Germany last week may total 4 billion to 5 billion euros ($4.7-5.9 billion), insurance industry association GDV said on Wednesday.

It said the floods in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate are likely to exceed the 4.65 billion euros of damage recorded following a deluge in August 2002.