Death toll from European flooding passes 180 as rescuers search debris

A man helps with the clean-up after flooding along the Erft in Bad Münstereifel, Germany (Roberto Pfeil/dpa/AP)

The death toll from flooding in Germany and Belgium climbed above 180 on Sunday after rescue workers dug deeper into debris left by receding waters.

Police put the toll from the hard-hit Ahrweiler area of western Germany’s Rhineland-Palatinate state at 110 and said they feared the number may still rise.