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Theux, Jul 15 (EFE/EPA).- Heavy rains and floods in Belgium killed at least six people, left several homes destroyed and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate.Belgian prime minister Alexandre de Croo called on the country to help save those affected by the floods, which have mostly hit the southeast regions bordering Germany and Luxembourg.“The only attitude to have for the moment is to help the people and save the people, as in some areas the situation could worsen,” de Croo said in a statement. (Camera: STEPHANIE LECOCQ). B-ROLL OF THE AFTERMATH OF FLOODING IN THEUX, BELGIUM.
Emergency services attend a flooded housing estate in Brechin, Scotland, at the epicentre of flooding following Storm Babet. Police say the body of a 57-year-old woman has been recovered after she was swept into a river in Angus, while some residents remain trapped in their homes, according to local councillor Jill Scott. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urges the West to rally around the people of Israel as they did around Ukraine after Russia's invasion, and show them they are not "alone". "My recommendation to the leaders: to go to Israel and I think to support people, just people I'm not speaking about any institutions, just to support people who have been under terrorist attacks," he says, on a visit to NATO headquarters. SOUNDBITE
Images show emergency services on site near a roadway that collapsed due to heavy floods, near the city of Volos and flooded areas in Palamas near Karditsa. Storms have killed at least 14 people in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria, with a Greek region hit by more rain in 24 hours than it normally sees in a year, officials say. IMAGES
Firefighters rescue people trapped by floodwaters in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost state, where heavy rains have left at least 21 dead, according to authorities. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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