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Verviers, 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 FLOODED AREAS IN VERVIERS, BELGIUM.
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.
Venice has been hit by a series of devastating floods leaving 75% of the city underwater. Tourists and locals alike donned wellies. While public water transport services have been halted across the city. The flooding follows a series of extreme storms. Reportedly, it's the worst flooding since 2012. Meanwhile, in another part of Italy in Rapallo, the storm has wreaked havoc on the local harbour. Sailboats and super-yachts were left battered. Some of them were even sunk by the storm.
The rising waters of the Bei River have nearly engulfed lampposts in flood-hit Qingyuan city in southern China, with the government issuing highest its highest-level rainstorm warning for the affected area. Torrential rains have lashed Guangdong province in recent days, swelling rivers and causing the evacuation of more than 100,000 people. IMAGES
Ensival, Liège (Belgium), Jul 16 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Stephanie Lecocq) Torrential rains in Belgium have already left at least twenty deaths, according to the latest balance offered by the authorities this Friday, after some floods that have caused enormous damage, especially in the southern region of Wallonia, whose government is going to declare a state of natural disaster. FOOTAGE FROM THE EFFECTS OF THE FLOODS IN ENSIVAL, BELGIUM
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).