
After heavy rainfalls Moselle river has flooded a street in Uerzig, southwestern Germany, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. German news agency dpa reported Thursday that the Moselle river was closed to all shipping, with water levels 4 meters (13 feet) higher than usual. (Harald Tittel/dpa via AP)
- Harald Tittel

Swans swim in a flooded street near river Rhine, in Leutesdorf, western Germany, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. Heavy rainfall in recent days has increased the risk of flooding in western Germany. German news agency dpa reported Thursday that the Moselle river was closed to all shipping, with water levels 4 meters (13 feet) higher than usual. Along the lower reaches of the Rhine, water levels were predicted to continue to rise until Friday. (Thomas Frey/dpa via AP)
- Thomas Frey

A wind power facility lies on a field after it collapsed during storm 'Burglind' in Volksdorf near Hannover, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 3 2018. After parts of the rotor had broken, the tower of the roughly 70 meter tall wind wheel collapsed. Nobody was injured in the accident. (Holger Hollemann/dpa via AP)
- Holger Hollemann

A landing stage is flooded at river Moselle in Bernkastel-Kues, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. German news agency dpa reported Thursday that the Moselle river was closed to all shipping, with water levels 4 meters (13 feet) higher than usual after heavy rainfalls. (Harald Tittel/dpa via AP)
- Harald Tittel

Swans swim in a flooded street near river Rhine, in Leutesdorf, western Germany, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. Heavy rainfall in recent days has increased the risk of flooding in western Germany. German news agency dpa reported Thursday that the Moselle river was closed to all shipping, with water levels 4 meters (13 feet) higher than usual. Along the lower reaches of the Rhine, water levels were predicted to continue to rise until Friday. (Thomas Frey/dpa via AP)
- Thomas Frey