Water levels in most rivers stagnated or started to fall by the end of the week after heavy rains began on Wednesday, with rescue operations gradually halting in Belgium and the Netherlands. Additional losses are being sought in flood-affected areas of eastern Belgium, and dam strength checks have begun in the Dutch province of Limburg.
According to a Belgian press report, rising waters in the Mehaigne, a tributary of the previously flooded Meuse River, was a concern Sunday morning, although Namur and Liege in the south and east of the country are the main waters and tributaries of the Meuse River and Limburg provinces remain the hardest hit. Very disturbed.
And in Belgium, 27 people died in flood-like floods after three days of heavy rain. 23 bodies were found in the Vesdre Valley, a tributary of the Meuse River. special Authorities They are looking for additional victims, their number may reach 35. More than 37,000 homes remain without power in the eastern Belgian provinces of Liege and Walloon Brabant, and dozens are still registered missing.
One of the ruins of a collapsed building in the town of Pepinster, near Verveer, in eastern Belgium Silent cries of wailing Saturday evening Sunday morning. They wrote that it was not possible to preserve due to the uncertain structure of the building.
House cleaning has begun, although many buildings are in danger of collapsing. Since static surveys can take a long time, hundreds of displaced residents will have to stay in temporary accommodation. Flooded cellars and underground garages continue to be pumped out, but the tap water is once again becoming drinkable in every city in Belgium.
According to a report in the Dutch press on Sunday, the risk of flooding has stopped on all rivers in the country. However, the water level of the Maas River, the largest river in the eastern half of the country, continues to rise due to rainwater coming from Germany. A high level of alert is maintained in the province of Limburg in the southeast of the Netherlands.
Experts began to monitor the stability of the dams of the Maas River. The army is carrying out emergency repairs at a previously damaged dam near Maastricht. They warned that wet and loose dams could rupture. The majority of the more than ten thousand evacuees in the area will be informed Sunday night at the earliest when they can return home. Residents of many cities, including Hammerfield and Roermond, can go home as early as Sunday night.
There are no casualties in the Netherlands due to the floods caused by the torrential rains that started on Wednesday.
