German Chancellor To Visit Flood-Affected Areas As Death Count Tops 180

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to travel to the village of Schuld in Rhineland-Palatinate state, one of the two hardest-hit regions in western Germany,

Chancellor Angela Merkel is to visit flood-ravaged areas in Germany on Sunday to survey the damage and meet survivors, after days of extreme downpours in western Europe left at least 183 people dead and dozens missing. Merkel is scheduled to travel to the village of Schuld in Rhineland-Palatinate state, one of the two hardest-hit regions in western Germany, where the swollen Ahr river swept away houses and left debris piled high in the streets. At least 156 people have died since Wednesday in Germany's worst flooding in living memory, police said. In Rhineland-Palatinate state alone, police reported 110 dead and 670 injured.