This archive report was first published on 25 July 2021.
Belgium has been experiencing a new phase of flooding, with heavy rainfalls continuing to cause destruction across the country.
On Saturday, the Southern French-speaking region of Wallonia was severely hit by the flood, with the Belgium Crisis Center reporting that Namur and Walloon-Brabant provinces were the most affected.
According to a tweet by Météo Express, the town of Dinant was severely impacted, with automobiles being swept away by waters. Dinant Deputy Mayor Robert Closset stated, “I’ve been living here all my life, and I’ve never seen this before,”
Fortunately, no fatalities have been reported in the town.
Belgium has been experiencing severe flooding in recent days, with the country holding a national mourning day last Tuesday to remember the lives lost in the previous floods. The Belgium Province of Liege was severely impacted, but the worst situation is not expected soon.
Germany is another country that has been severely hit by the recent European flood, especially in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. As of Friday, the floods had killed at least 180 people in Germany, with around 150 unaccounted for.
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The weather agency in Germany had projected fresh storms for this weekend in Western Germany with extreme floods, which are also possible in the Southern state of Bavaria.
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