Berlin:
The death count from devastating floods has risen to 156 in Germany, police stated Sunday morning, bringing the total to at least 183 fatalities from the disaster in western Europe.
In Rhineland-Palatinate state alone, one of the worst-hit regions in western Germany, police reported 110 dead, up from 98 previously.
“It is feared that other victims will be added,” police stated in their statement, which also gave at 670 injured in the area alone.
One particular person also died in floods in southern Germany, in Bavaria on the Austrian border, which was hit by torrential rains on Saturday.
In Austria, firefighters had been on higher alert in the Salzburg and Tyrol regions whilst the historic town of Hallein was below water.
“Heavy rains and storms are unfortunately causing severe damage in several places in Austria,” Chancellor Sebastian Kurz stated on Twitter.
Further east, in the Saxony area on the border amongst Germany and the Czech Republic, rivers also rose Saturday evening, causing harm.