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Record rains in southern Germany

Berlin, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Heavy rains affected on Thursday night several localities in southern Germany with damages still to be assessed and records for some areas, local media reported on Friday.

In Anfelden, 68 liters per square meter fell in two hours, which, according to the meteorological services, is only recorded every 50 years.

In the district of Weissenburg-Gunzenhausen, 40 trees fell on a dozen cars and their occupants were rescued by rescue teams.

In Nuremberg, motorists abandoned their cars in some underpasses and rescue teams were mobilized in canoes in the streets of the city, according to firefighters.

So far no casualties have been reported, but there is a lot of material damage, and power supply was suspended for hours.

In this context, the organization Last Generation cancelled a demonstration in Nuremberg to protest against the lack of measures against climate change.

We no longer have to block the streets to disrupt our daily lives. The climate catastrophe is starting to affect our lives and is a foretaste of what will happen if the government does not act, a representative of the group said when announcing the media

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