Heavy rain forecast to hit German flood regions over weekend

Germany’s national weather service says regions hit by deadly floods last week could  see more heavy rain this weekend

BONN, Germany -- German regions hit by deadly floods last week could see more heavy rain this weekend, the country's national weather service said Thursday. The DWD weather service said localized storms were likely from midday Saturday, expanding to large parts of Rhineland-Palatinate state later in the day. Officials said Thursday that the death toll from last week’s floods in the western state had risen to 128. Across Germany, 177 people have been confirmed dead, and 31 deaths were reported from neighboring Belgium, taking the total flood deaths to 208. Authorities have built a huge camp for rescue workers at the Nuerburgring race track. More than 4,500 civil defense workers, firefighters and soldiers have been deployed to help with cleanup efforts in the badly affected Ahr valley region of Rhineland-Palatinate.