The situation of the flood areas in Germany is slowly easing.
But electricity and water remain scarce.
The extent of the destruction is great.
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The German Weather Service does not expect any more severe storms at the beginning of the week.
The clean-up work can begin in many places: More fatalities were found in the rubble.
The fire brigade, emergency services and the German armed forces are still in constant use.
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Munich - At the start of the week, the German Weather Service (DWD) predicts “rarely a few drops” for the northern half of Germany. Even in the southern half it is often friendly. According to the forecast, individual thunderstorms in the afternoon are only possible south of the Danube, but locally also with heavy rain. In most areas, however, the danger of flooding seems to have been banned for the time being.
In the Berchtesgadener Land in southeast Bavaria, which was particularly badly hit by storms, people could breathe a sigh of relief.
"The night passed quietly," said the fire department.
The feared flood disaster did not materialize in Passau.
Areas of the city were flooded.
Fortunately, one is still far from catastrophic conditions, said a police spokesman in the morning.
The fire brigade expects the clean-up work to begin in the evening or on Tuesday at the latest.
After the floods in Germany: electricity and water remain scarce - emergency expected for months
The infrastructure is also slowly recovering in many federal states.
The railway line from Dresden (Saxony) to Prague (Czech Republic) is at least single-tracked again after salvage work.
And in the course of the week, shipping on the Rhine near Speyer (Rhineland-Palatinate) and Karlsruhe (Baden-Württemberg) is to be reopened.
The mobile network in the affected areas is still patchy, especially in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia, and relatives are often unreachable.
The largest German mobile operator Vodafone said on Monday, according to afp, that a sixth of the radio stations were still cut off from the network.
Many locations are damaged or completely destroyed.
"It looks as if the infrastructure has been so badly damaged that in some places there may be no drinking water for weeks or even months"
Cornelia Weigand, Mayor of the Rhineland-Palatinate Association of Altenahr
In the case of electricity and water, the emergency situation in some areas is apparently even longer: "It looks as if the infrastructure has been so badly destroyed that in some places there may be no drinking water for weeks or even months," said Cornelia Weigand , Mayor of the Rhineland-Palatinate community of Altenahr on Sunday evening at "Bild live".
It is therefore very important to be able to guarantee an emergency water supply "for months if necessary".
This also applies to an emergency power supply in some places.
You could not foresee when it would be normal again in Altenahr, said Weigand.
After the floods in Germany: death rate rises - 117 dead in one district alone
More fatalities appear in the rubble left by the devastating floods in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate.
In the Rhineland-Palatinate district of Ahrweiler * alone, the number of deaths has risen to 117.
749 people were injured, the Koblenz police said on Monday.
Overall, the number of confirmed deaths due to the devastating flooding in Germany over the weekend rose to almost 160.
It is the worst flood disaster in Germany in decades.
Many houses, streets and bridges are in ruins.
The fire brigade, emergency services and the Federal Armed Forces are in constant use.
It is still not possible to give a complete all-clear in individual cities.
Meanwhile, the political debate about civil protection is picking up speed.
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