The eastern provinces of Limburg, Liège, Luxembourg and the more centrally located Flemish Brabant have been hit hard by the rain.
On the river Vesder in the village of Pepinster near Liège, a dozen houses have collapsed as a result of the floods, reports the Belgian broadcaster VRT. Various photos show how people on roofs are waiting for help. In Wallonia, the risk of flooding is very high and code red has been declared.
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Boy in Eupen drowns
So far it is known that there are two fatalities. One of them, a 22-year-old boy, died according to The Latest News after jumping into the fast-flowing water with a swimming ring. His lifeless body was later found in a stream. In Aywaille, a 50-year-old man died in his flooded cellar.
The flooding is also great elsewhere in the country. “The situation is disastrous,” Mayor Jo Roggen of the village of Geetbets in Flemish Brabant told VRT. “We’ve been in the water for several hours and it doesn’t look like it will improve immediately.”
According to the Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, all available emergency aid is being used, including that of the army.
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