A total of 153 people have now died in Europe as a result of the flood, according to AFP. In Germany, the death toll is now 133.
The death toll after the flood in the Ahrweiler district in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany has risen to at least 90, writes world.
Police say on Saturday morning that they fear that the death toll will rise further.
At the same time, the police have been notified of 618 injured in the district. Many people are still missing two days after extreme rain led to flooding.
In the Ahrweiler district, about 1,300 people were not accounted for on Thursday, but this is partly due to the fact that the mobile network is down and that it is thus difficult to get in touch with people.
Damage shortage reports
In the Heinsberg district west of North Rhine-Westphalia, there have been reports of dam shortages along the river Rur, the district government in Cologne reports on Twitter.
Rescue workers have begun evacuating 700 residents from the village of Wassenberg, Welt writes. Thousands have been evacuated due to dangers of dam failures in the cities along several rivers in Germany.
The city is located along the river Rur near the border with the Netherlands.
The authority fears that more dams may burst and is following the situation at the reservoirs in the region closely. Several locks have been opened to relieve the pressure on the dams.
More than 360 people have been injured in the floods in Germany and Belgium. The violent masses of water have led to enormous destruction, and the situation is confusing in many places.
In addition, parts of France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands have also been hit hard by the heavy rains that have caused extreme flooding in historic cities and landscapes in Western Europe in recent days.
In Germany and Belgium several hundred are missing. Rescue workers, including firefighters, police officers and soldiers, are working hard.
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