Merkel Prepares to Visit Flooded Areas as Death Toll Exceeds 130
- Germany promises financial support for most impacted regions
- Rescue forces keep searching for survivors, hundreds evacuated
The high water level near the Limburg hamlet of Aasterberg as the Meuse floods its banks following heavy rains, on July 16.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to visit areas affected by Germany’s worst flooding in decades as the death toll exceeds 130 and hundreds remain unaccounted for, according to Bild am Sonntag.
Merkel’s set to travel to Rhineland-Palatinate on Sunday, the newspaper said. Water levels remain high and houses continue to collapse in some areas. A government spokeswoman said the visit isn’t confirmed.