Flood disaster in Germany: the death toll continues to rise - one district alone reports 90 deaths

The flood disaster hit Germany hard, and the number of fatalities has now been revised upwards again considerably.

One district alone reports 90 deaths.

• The death toll continues to rise.

• The flood disaster in Germany attracts many local politicians to visit.

• This news ticker is continuously updated.

Ahrweiler - The flood disaster hit Germany hard, the death toll continues to rise on day three.

At least 130 people died from the floods, the police put the number of fatalities in the greater Ahrweiler area alone at over 90 by Saturday morning.

Flood disaster in Germany: the number of deaths continues to rise

It is to be feared that more will be added, said the Koblenz police on Saturday. In total, the police headquarters had reports of 618 injuries. This number could also increase further. More than two days after the disaster, people are still missing. According to the NRW Interior Ministry, there

were at least 43 fatalities and many injured nationwide

in North Rhine-Westphalia

.

Search and rescue work continues in the region. Thousands of rescue workers are still in the Eifel, where the masses of water devastated entire places on Thursday night. The electricity and telephone networks continued to fail in many localities. Relatives, friends or acquaintances who miss someone can call the police on 0800 6565651.

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is coming to the Rhein-Erft district (North Rhine-Westphalia), which has been particularly hard hit by the flood disaster, on Saturday, and Chancellor Angela Merkel is planning an early visit to the heavily devastated region in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Floods in Germany: fatalities in Erftstadt feared

It was still open until Friday evening whether there were fatalities in Erftstadt. "We assume several deaths, but do not know," said the North Rhine-Westphalian Interior Minister Herbert Reul (CDU). A particularly dramatic situation had arisen in Erftstadt-Blessem southwest of Cologne: There were huge landslides, craters formed in the ground, three residential buildings and part of the historic castle collapsed.

Laschet complained on Friday of a "flood disaster of historic proportions". It is to be feared that the number of victims will continue to rise. His colleague from Rhineland-Palatinate, Malu Dreyer (SPD), called the situation "still extremely tense in our state". In Trier she added: "The suffering never ends."