Photo Gallery Container Chaos
A freighter dumped 31 containers into the Rhine River on Sunday afternoon. Clean-up operations have closed a section of the river until Wednesday.
Colorful containers bob down the Rhine River on Sunday with Cologne in the background.
Foto: DPA
Observers follow a police helicopter's progress on Sunday after the accident.
Foto: DPA
A police helicopter works to drag one of the 31 containers to shore.
Foto: DPA
A spilled container floats next to the freighter, Excelsior which dumped part of its cargo on Sunday.
Foto: DDP
Due to strong currents, the containers quickly drifted downstream.
Foto: DPA
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