A captain figure stands amid silty glasses in the city of Altenahr, Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany, on July 19, 2021, after devastating floods hit the region. - The German government on July 19, 2021 pledged to improve the country's under-fire warning systems as emergency services continued to search for victims of the worst flooding in living memory, with at least 165 people confirmed dead. (Photo by CHRISTOF STACHE / AFP)