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

Date

Sep 14, 2017

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK25A52_225

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No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

56,9Mb (3,6Mb) / 18,2in x 12,1in / 5464 x 3640 (300dpi)

Keywords

View from above high-angle view top down view from above overhead top view top views Top angle elevated view bird's eye view birds eyes view Bird eye view bird view bird perspective top down bird's eye view high-angle shot deserted no one No People nobody uninhabited empty long water level water levels bridge bridges pont bed beds city cities town urban urban municipal urban environment photo picture photos photograph photographs emergency emergencies flood floods flooding high water water flood floodwater catastrophe catastrophes disaster flood floods misfortune misfortunes wave waves water waters waterfront river rivers lake lakes Lake See artificial lake artificial lakes rain Ruhr Ruhr district Ruhr area Ruhr Ruhrgebiet Ruhr region North Rhine-Westphalia NRW Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia North-Rhine Westphalia German Europe Europe's village town place spot historic historical historically Aerial Aerials aerial view aerial shot aerial photography Aerial landscape aerial photograph aerial photo aerial photos flight photo flight photos flight shot flight shots from the sky from the air airshot old town old towns historic center historic centre historic city centre historic city center historic old town historic part historical old town old city old district Old town area old historic town water reservoir water reservoirs water supply dam reservoir overview overviews Overlook Overlooking view view of View of overlook outlook facing view into view over flooded flood floods high tide high tides european rainy rain-swept high tall operation operations action duty in use rain raining rains Germany German Federal Republic Republic of Germany FRG BRD Ruhr Reservoir Ruhr Reservoirs town view city view cityscape view of the city city scape city portrait townscape city scapes cityscapes townscapes city portraits looking down view down townscape townscapes local view view of the village town view Overview of the town precipitation precipitations mass of water masses of water water masses travel photography Essen Kettwig Ruhrtal Ruhr Valley Downtown midtown city center city centre town center Town centre Inner city Inner town in the centre of Central Europe Middle Europe View over the city View over the town view on the city view of the town Historic quarters Historic districts Historic district Historic quarter Rainfall fierce heavy Ruhr bridge Ruhr floods Essen-Kettwig