Germany floods latest – 21 dead and 70 missing in Eifel as torrential rain causes homes to collapse & firefighters drown

TWENTY-ONE people are dead and up to 70 are missing when homes collapsed during intense flooding in Germany.

The houses came down in Rhineland-Palatinate in the west of the country last night and the dead included two firefighters who drowned, according to German media outlet Bild.

One firefighter drowned while a second collapsed following a rescue operation in North Rhine Westphlia, DPA news agency reports.

Floods have also hit Liege province in eastern Belgium.

Belgium news outlet VRT NWS quoted the mayor of Pepinster, a small town of around 10,000 people in the Liege province, who said dozens of houses collapsed along the Vesdre River that flows through the area.

Read our Germany floods live blog for the very latest updates…