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Rhine Falls in the town of Neuhausen
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SWITZERLAND: May 8, 2008


A man takes a picture of the Rhine Falls in the town of Neuhausen south of Schaffhausen May 6, 2008.


The Rhine Falls are the largest falls in Europe, with an average flow of 700 m3 per second (25,000 cubic ft/sec) the water cascades down the cataracts, which are 150 metres (450 ft) wide and 23 metres (75 ft) high.



Story by Arnd Wiegmann


Photo by ARND WIEGMANN


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