_Heavy rains have caused flooding in various parts of Germany over the past few days.

An Eelam Tamil youth has died in the catastrophic floods in Germany. The deceased was identified as Rajaratnam Ilakumanan (36), a young father of two living in euskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It has been revealed that he was caught in the floods on the 15th. Some eyewitnesses said that when he was alone in the house, he saw the flood rising and he took some of his important documents and ran out of the house to seek protection. His body was found in a flooded area. His body was identified by a tattoo on his arm. It has already been reported that many Tamils ​​have been stranded in flood-hit western Germany. However, this is the first confirmed death toll there