Caption

Ruhr floods near Essen-Kettwig, Ruhr reservoir, flooded Ruhr floodplains, floods on the Ruhr, after long heavy rainfall the river left its bed and flooded the countryside and villages, the highest water level ever measured, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

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Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK24E77_147

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Rights managed

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56,9Mb (4,0Mb) / 18,2in x 12,1in / 5464 x 3640 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aerial Aerial photo Central Europe Downtown Essen Essen-Kettwig Europe FRG Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia German German Federal Republic Germany High Angle View Historic district Historic quarter Inner city Inner town Kettwig Middle Europe NRW No People North Rhine-Westphalia North-Rhine Westphalia Old town area Overlook Overview of the town Rainfall Republic of Germany Ruhr Ruhr Reservoir Ruhr Valley Ruhr area Ruhr bridge Ruhr district Ruhr floods Ruhr region Ruhrgebiet Ruhrtal See Town centre View from above View over the city View over the town action aerial photo aerial photograph aerial photography aerial shot aerial view artificial lake bed bird's eye view birds-eyes-view bridge catastrophe city city center city centre city portrait city scape city view cityscape deserted disaster duty elevated view emergency empty european facing fierce flight photo flight shot flood flooded flooding floodwater from above from the air from the sky heavy high high tide high water high-angle shot high-angle view historic historic center historic centre historic city center historic city centre historic old town historical historical old town lake local view long looking down mass of water midtown misfortune municipal no one nobody old city old district old town operation overhead overlook overview photo photograph picture place precipitation rain rain-swept rainy reservoir river spot tall top down top down view top view top-down view topview town town center town view townscape travel photography uninhabited urban urban environment view view down view down to the bottom view into view of the city view of the town view of the village view on the city view over village water water level water masses water reservoir water supply dam waterfront wave