<p>The death toll from disastrous flooding in western Europe rose above 150 on Saturday as rescue workers toiled to clear up the devastation and prevent further damage.</p>.<p>Police said that more than 90 people are now known to have died in western Germany's Ahrweiler county, one of the worst-hit areas, and more casualties are feared. On Friday, authorities gave a death toll of 63 for the whole of Rhineland-Palatinate state, where Ahrweiler is located.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/some-114000-western-german-households-without-power-after-floods-1009321.html" target="_blank">Some 114,000 western German households without power after floods</a></strong></p>.<p>Another 43 people were confirmed dead in neighboring North Rhine-Westphalia state, Germany's most populous, and 20 others were killed across the border in Belgium.</p>.<p>By Saturday, waters were receding across much of the affected regions, but officials feared that more bodies might be found in cars and trucks that were swept away.</p>.<p>German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier planned to travel Saturday to Erftstadt, southwest of Cologne, where a harrowing rescue effort unfolded on Friday as people were trapped when the ground gave way and their homes collapsed. </p>
<p>The death toll from disastrous flooding in western Europe rose above 150 on Saturday as rescue workers toiled to clear up the devastation and prevent further damage.</p>.<p>Police said that more than 90 people are now known to have died in western Germany's Ahrweiler county, one of the worst-hit areas, and more casualties are feared. On Friday, authorities gave a death toll of 63 for the whole of Rhineland-Palatinate state, where Ahrweiler is located.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/some-114000-western-german-households-without-power-after-floods-1009321.html" target="_blank">Some 114,000 western German households without power after floods</a></strong></p>.<p>Another 43 people were confirmed dead in neighboring North Rhine-Westphalia state, Germany's most populous, and 20 others were killed across the border in Belgium.</p>.<p>By Saturday, waters were receding across much of the affected regions, but officials feared that more bodies might be found in cars and trucks that were swept away.</p>.<p>German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier planned to travel Saturday to Erftstadt, southwest of Cologne, where a harrowing rescue effort unfolded on Friday as people were trapped when the ground gave way and their homes collapsed. </p>