When rains caused flash flooding in parts of Europe this summer, villages, roads and farmlands were destroyed. Hundreds died. In Germany, people are still living with the aftermath, and are struggling to rebuild. Government aid has been slow to reach those most in need. But Jennie Russell reports that volunteers have come from all over to help, from picking grapes to putting up new walls.
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