BERLIN—Germany’s national railway operator estimated on Friday that last week’s flooding caused damage worth 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) to its network, offering another glimpse of the extent of the devastation. Authorities are still working to determine the overall cost of the floods that did their worst damage in western Germany and eastern Belgium. German…

BONN, Germany—Germany’s national weather service said Thursday that regions hit by deadly floods last week could see more heavy rain this weekend. 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…

FRANKFURT—The record floods that have devastated parts of Germany and killed at least 170 in the country are estimated to have caused more than 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) in insured losses, actuary company MSK said on Tuesday. The floods, which started last week Wednesday, turned roads into rivers, swept away vehicles, and buried swathes of land under thick in several regions in Germany, most notably the states…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel promised fast financial aid on Sunday after visiting one of the areas worst affected by record floods that have killed at least 157 people in the country over past days. “We are by your side,” Merkel told residents of the small town Adenau in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, calling the…