In the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate said 50 people had died there, including at least nine residents of an assisted living facility for people with disabilities, while neighbouring North Rhine-Westphalia put the death toll at 43.warned the figures could rise further. About 1,300 people in the devastated Ahrweiler district of Rhineland-Palatinate remain unaccounted for, although efforts to contact them were being hindered by badly damaged phone networks. more...
