Rescue workers laboured to clear up damage laid bare by receding water Saturday as the death toll from disastrous flooding in western Europe rose above 150 and thoughts turned to the lengthy job of rebuilding communities devastated in minutes. Belgium's national crisis centre put the country's confirmed death toll at 24 and said it expects the number to rise. Days of heavy rain turned streets into raging rivers this week and caused the disastrous flooding that swept away cars, destroyed homes and trapped residents. (Virginia Mayo/The Associated Press)About 700 people were evacuated from part of the German town of Wassenberg, on the Dutch border, after the breach of a dike on the Rur river. Southern parts of the Netherlands also have been hit by heavy flooding.

Source: CBC News July 17, 2021 06:53 UTC