ドイツ人およそ1000人が行方不明。シュレーダー、半旗を掲げよう、と呼びかける。

"To date, 26 (dead) German citizens have been identified. About 1,000 German nationals are still missing," Schröder told reporters in Berlin on Wednesday.
"Bearing in mind the terrible destruction of the flood wave, we must fear a significant three-digit number of Germans will be among the dead," he said.
Schröder ordered public buildings in Germany to lower their flags to half mast.
Schröder Expects Hundreds of Dead　(Deutsche Welle 04年12月29日付)