US President Joe Biden on Thursday offered condolences to visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel after floods killed at least 59 people in her country.
"Chancellor Merkel, I want to express to you and to the people of Germany my sincere condolences and the condolences of the American people for the devastating loss of life and destruction due to the flooding over the past 24 hours in Germany and neighboring countries," Biden said in a joint news conference with Merkel.