The deadly bodies of water have already claimed many lives and the damage is enormous in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.
The whole region holds its breath as the water masses continue to build up in the Steinbach dam in the North Rhine-Westphalia region, in western Germany. According to The mirror Experts have examined the dam and described it as very unstable.
Germany is holding its breath while hoping that the Steinbach dam will withstand the enormous bodies of water. The flood peak has still not been reached. Photo: Sebastien Bozon / AFP
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4,500 evacuated
Just below the dam are the villages of Flamersheim, Palmersheim, Ringsheim and Schweinheim. A total of 4,500 residents have now been ordered to evacuate, fearing the dam will burst and send a tidal wave of water through the area.
The flood peak has still not been reached, even after between 100 and 150 millimeters of rain were registered in Germany in one day. In an area near Liege in Belgium, 271 millimeters of rain were measured in 48 hours. That is more than twice as much as what normally falls throughout July.
world writes Friday night that the dam’s drainage pipes are still clogged and WDR reports that the authorities have checked the dam with a drone and that no noticeable cracks were found. The local fire brigade is working hard to pump out water in an attempt to relieve the pressure in the dam.
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A drone image from the Blessem district of Erftstadt in Germany on Friday. Photo: Rhein-Erft-Kreis / AP
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Several dams in danger
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At the Rurtalsperre dam, work is in full swing to pump out enough water so that the dam is not in danger of bursting. Photo: Ina Fassbender / AFP
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Further west, there is another dam that the authorities are keeping a close eye on. Rurtalsperre in the Rhineland is a far larger dam than Steinbach and it is also beginning to reach dangerously high levels. according to world experts also recommend there to start evacuation in neighboring areas.
On Friday night, at least 129 people were confirmed dead, 106 in Germany and 23 in Belgium. Hundreds have not been accounted for, and it is feared that the death toll will rise. The devastation is enormous in many cities. According to Reuters, the natural disaster is the deadliest in Germany since a flood in 1962, when 340 people lost their lives.
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