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TOPSHOT - An aerial view shows rescue workers walking on a damaged bridge over the river Ahr in Altenahr, Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany, on July 19, 2021, after devastating floods hit the region. - The German government on July 19, 2021 pledged to improve the country's under-fire warning systems as emergency services continued to search for victims of the worst flooding in living memory, with at least 165 people confirmed dead. (Photo by Christof STACHE / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/CHRISTOF STACHE)