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This is how much natural disasters have cost in 2021 so far

Members of the Bundeswehr forces, surrounded by partially submerged cars, wade through the flood water following heavy rainfalls in Erftstadt-Blessem, Germany

Recent floods in Europe caused the deaths of 170 people. Image: REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen

Niall McCarthy
Data Journalist, Statista
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