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By Compiled From Wire Service Dispatches With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World; Edited By Cheryl Sullivan

May 31, 1983

The death toll from floods and mudslides in the Rhine region of West Germany has risen to seven, police said. The Rhine crested Monday at its highest level in 35 years. A mudslide enveloped the village of Kobern, where the Moselle joins the Rhine.