More than 120 people have died in floods in parts of Germany and Belgium, authorities said Friday, as rescuers continue to search for more than 1,000 people who still lack water as water levels in the region continue to rise.
Authorities showed the deaths of at least 126 other people on Friday morning, with the highest number of deaths reported in the western German states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, AFP reported.
The death toll is expected to rise as rescuers frantically search for more than 1,000 people who remain missing, as water levels in Germany and Belgium continue to rise according to Reuters.
Some 114,000 families in Germany and another 21,000 people in Belgium have been left without electricity and without a cellular network, making it difficult to locate their absent relatives.
While the maximum number of such deaths has been reported in Germany, the Belgian government has sounded the alarm about the overflowing Mosa, which flows alongside the city of Liège, which has more than 200,000 inhabitants.
After her meeting with US President Joe Biden on Thursday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel referred to the “catastrophe” of the floods at their joint press convention at the White House. “I’m concerned that we won’t see the full extent of the crisis until the next few weeks. “days. . . My empathy and focus are transferred to all those who in this crisis have lost those who enjoyed, or who are still concerned about the fate of people.
Experts in the region warned that such mistakes may be more common due to climate change. Clare Nullis, a spokeswoman for the World Meteorological Organization, told The Associated Press that parts of Europe have gained up to two months of rain in the area two days after the floor had already been saturated by past rains.
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