The number of people killed in the floods in Germany and Belgium has risen to 153
Berlin, July 17, LETA – AFP / AP. The number of people killed in the large-scale floods in Germany and Belgium rose to 153 on Saturday, authorities say.
“According to the latest information, 90 people died in the disaster,” police said in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, which was hit hardest by the disaster.
Another 43 people died in North Rhine-Westphalia, bringing the total number of deaths in Germany to 133.
At least 20 people have died in neighboring Belgium.
Devastating floods have also been experienced in Luxembourg and the Netherlands, where several thousand people have been evacuated in Maastricht.
The final number of victims in Germany may turn out to be even higher, as many people in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate are still considered missing.
On Saturday, floods began to recede in most of the disaster-stricken regions, but officials feared that cars and trucks washed away by the floods will find other dead bodies.
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