The worst European flood event in a decade extended into another week as the death toll rose to at least 23. The most significant damage was experienced in southern and northeastern Germany after the Elbe and Danube rivers (along with their tributaries) overflowed their banks. Elsewhere, floodwaters were receding in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Poland and Hungary. Also, severe flooding affected southern and eastern China, killing at least 15 people.
Meanwhile, an Aon Benfield cat report detailed major wildfires across the US state of Colorado this week, leading to the deaths of at least two people. As of this writing, the Black Forest Fire had destroyed at least 379 homes and damaged an additional nine, becoming the most damaging fire in state history.
A powerful storm system also tracked across parts of the United States on Wednesday and Thursday, triggering multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms that caused widespread damage from the Upper Midwest to the Eastern Seaboard. At least four fatalities were reported. Strong storms also left at least 54 people dead in Sri Lanka.
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