Schuld () is a municipality in the
district of Ahrweiler, in
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...
,
Germany
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, on the River
Ahr
Ahr () is a river in Germany, a left tributary of the Rhine. Its source is at an elevation of approximately above sea level in Blankenheim in the Eifel, in the cellar of a timber-frame house near the castle of Blankenheim. After it crosses fro ...
.
In July 2021, the village was severely damaged by
floods
A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrolog ...
. Approximately 50 houses were damaged.
"Zahl der Toten im Kreis Ahrweiler steigt auf über 90"
SWR, 17 July 2021 . The town had previously been devastated by another flash flood in 1910 in which 50 villagers perished.
References
Ahrweiler (district)
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