2 German Regional Officials Investigated Over Flood Warnings

2 German Regional Officials Investigated Over Flood Warnings
People take a break from cleaning the debris from the flood disaster in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany, on July 19, 2021. Bram Janssen/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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BERLIN—German prosecutors said on Friday that they have launched formal investigations into whether two regional officials failed to properly warn residents ahead of last month’s floods that killed 141 people and injured hundreds more.

Prosecutors in the western city of Koblenz said investigations so far had confirmed an “initial suspicion” of negligent homicide and negligent bodily harm against the regional administrator in nearby Ahrweiler county.