At least 58 dead in Germany as heavy rains bring catastrophic flooding

Parts of Belgium, France and Netherlands also badly affected as unprecedented rainfall wreaks havoc

At least 58 people have died and dozens more are missing in Germany after much of western Europe was inundated by record rainfall that brought devastating floods.

Climate change has arrived in Germany," the environment minister said, as the country reeled from the sight of destroyed buildings, upended cars and people stranded on rooftops.