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Car flipped upside down in flooded Belgium town of Verviers

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Disastrous flooding flipped cars and forced people to wade across underwater streets after heaving rain pummelled the Belgian city of Verviers. Belgium has counted over a dozen deaths from the floods, whilst the floods cut out electricity in the Wallonia region on the border with Germany. The army has been sent to many of the country’s provinces to aid with the rescue effort.

Added on the 16/07/2021 13:59:28 - Copyright : AFP EN

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