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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.
Merkel said disaster victims will receive short and long-term financial support. She spoke on a video conference with Armin Laschet, premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, another of the impacted states. German politicians have called for permanent federal support to states and municipalities to adapt to climate change.
Rescue workers continue to search for survivors and thousands of homes have been
without power and phone connections for days. More than 700 people were evacuated after a dam broke near the town of Wassenberg, close to the Dutch border, according to DPA. The flooding has also hit parts
of Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium, where at least
20 people have died.