After heavy rainfall that caused flooding and landslides in the western German state of Saarland, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and state Premier Anke Rehlinger are to visit the region Saturday to assess the situation. The situation had eased somewhat by early Saturday morning, according to the police. “The water levels of the Saar and other bodies of water are peaking or beginning to fall,” said a spokesman for the district’s technical operations centre. However, the rescue services were still on a large-scale operation. The exact extent of the damage must still be properly assessed, he said. The fl…