The agency said that countries including Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands had received up to two months’ rain in two days from July 14 to 15, on the ground that was “already near saturation”. "He extends his condolences and solidarity to the families of the victims and to the Governments and people of the affected countries." The UN chief said the UN stood ready to contribute to ongoing rescue and assistance efforts, if necessary. Among the Scandinavian countries enduring a lasting heatwave, the southern Finnish town of Kouvola Anjala, has seen 27 consecutive days with temperatures above 25C. “This is Finland, you know, it’s not Spain, it’s not north Africa,” Nullis emphasized to journalists in Geneva.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 16, 2021 15:00 UTC