In photos: Deadly floods wreck havoc in Germany, Belgium

Dozens died amid devastating floods triggered by heavy rainfall across parts of western Germany and Belgium, as the search continued for hundreds of people still unaccounted for.

Cars piled up by the floods at a roundabout in Verviers, Belgium, July 15, 2021.

Cars are covered with the debris from the flooding, in Hagen, Germany, July 15, 2021.

Houses are submerged on the overflowed river banks in Erdorf, Germany, July 15, 2021.

Rescue workers look down from a balcony as floodwaters run down a main street in Pepinster, Belgium, July 15, 2021.

A man walks through the floods toward destroyed houses in Schuld, Germany, July 15, 2021.

A regional train sits in the flood waters at the local station in Kordel, Germany, July 15, 2021.

A dustbin and flowerpots float in a flooded street, in Hagen, Germany, July 14, 2021.

Destroyed houses are seen close to the Ahr River in Schuld, Germany, July 15, 2021.

Damaged houses are seen at the Ahr river in Insul, Germany, July 15, 2021.

A man looks out from his balcony as cars are submerged near the Meuse river during flooding in Liege, Belgium, July 15, 2021.

Destroyed houses are seen in Schuld, Germany, July 15, 2021.

People stand next to a damaged boat after the flooding in Liege, Belgium, July 15, 2021.

Light posts along a pathway of the Meuse river as it rises during flooding in Liege, Belgium, July 15, 2021.

People stand by a flooded street in Rochefort, Belgium, July 15 2021.

A car floats in the Meuse River during heavy flooding in Liege, Belgium, July 15, 2021.

Firemen standing on the roof of their vehicle climb into an inundated house in the flooded Ehrang neighborhood in Trier, Germany, July 15, 2021.

People use rubber rafts in floodwaters after the Meuse River broke its banks during heavy flooding in Liege, Belgium, July 15, 2021.

A general view shows houses within a flooded area in Schuld, Germany, July 15, 2021.

Debris lay in a street after the floods caused major damage in Schuld, Germany, July 15, 2021.