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Flood in Europe: more than 100 people killed in Germany, Belgium issued a disaster warning thousands of people fleeing in the Netherlands | Belgium News

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German authorities said on the 16th that the death toll in the western part of the country in the recent floods has risen to 103, bringing the total number of deaths in the disaster in the entire Western Europe to nearly 120. Germany’s largest power supply company said that 114,000 homes in the western part of the country had no electricity.

On that day, fears of more floods in western Germany intensified. At the same time, another dam might burst due to damage. This was the country’s most serious mass death event in years.

In the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate in western Germany, a large number of towns and villages became ruins after being flooded.

The continuous heavy rains since Monday caused a large number of houses to collapse, and a large number of roads and infrastructure were damaged.

Due to flooded roads and destroyed bridges, some cities in the country are still isolated from other regions. At the same time, the evacuation of residents from some parts of the western part of the country continues, and other regions have also declared a state of emergency .

German Chancellor Merkel expressed deep concern about the floods in the country and promised to support the victims (Getty Images)

The flood hit the two most densely populated regions of western Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia, causing the streets of some cities and towns to become rivers and large-scale houses collapsed.

The North Rhine-Westphalia state government declared a state of emergency and urged people to avoid staying in the area.

“People’s suffering is increasing,” said Dreyer, the governor of the Rhineland-Palatinate state, to the “ZDF” radio station. She also added that more than 50 people were killed in floods in the state alone, and infrastructure It has been completely destroyed, and repair work requires a lot of time and money.

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The neighboring North Rhine-Westphalia state government stated on Facebook that about 1,300 people are missing in Ahrweiler, south of Cologne.

In some areas affected by the floods, mobile phone networks have completely collapsed.

According to the Cologne government, in the Eftstadt area further north near Cologne, many people have been missing.

The natural gas leak hindered attempts to rescue the trapped residents by boat.

A dam near the Belgian border was also flooded overnight, and another dam between Ahrweiler and Eftstadt was also in an unstable condition. The water levels of many other dams have also exceeded the maximum.

This is a natural disaster with the highest number of deaths since the North Sea flood in Germany in 1962 caused nearly 340 deaths.

The North Rhine-Westphalia state parliament is holding an emergency meeting to discuss the flood disaster.

German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer told the news media that the federal government is seeking to provide financial support to flood-affected areas as soon as possible. He also added that a series of measures will be submitted to the government for approval next Wednesday.

On the other hand, a spokesman for Germany’s largest power supply company said that the flood caused 114,000 households to lose power on the 16th.

In response to inquiries, the company’s spokesperson said, “All the employees on duty have rushed to the scene and are working under tremendous pressure to restore power.”

The devastating scene caused by the devastating flood in Germany (Reuters)

Belgium: National Day of Mourning

Belgian, according to the provisional data provided by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Flinders on the 16th, the flood has caused 20 deaths in the country and one person is missing.

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The Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Crowe said at a press conference that this was an extraordinary flood that has not happened in a century, and announced the establishment of a national day of mourning.

He added, “We are still waiting for the final result, but this flood may be the most tragic in our country’s history.” He also announced that July 20 will be the national day of mourning.

In addition, Luxembourg and the Netherlands also reported similar major losses.

Netherlands: National disaster

In the Netherlands, thousands of people fled their homes in the south of the country on the 16th as rising water levels destroyed a dam and flooded many cities.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte declared that the southern province of Limburg has entered a state of national disaster, which is located between western Germany and Belgium, two flood-affected areas.

The Dutch authorities evacuated large areas of Venlo on the 16th and asked residents of the small town of Mersin to leave their homes.

Most parts of the Netherlands are below sea level and rely mainly on the complex network structure of ancient dams and modern concrete barriers to resist sea water and rivers.

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