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Residents of the Belgian town of Chaudfontaine come together to clear the streets of debris after the town was ravaged by floods. Recent deluges across northwest Europe have claimed the lives of over 150 people, with the toll still climbing. IMAGES
Images of Blendecques, a flooded town in northern France, and the Aa river as the red alert for flooding was lifted in the Pas-de-Calais region, where water continues to recede and pumping operations are due to begin after the second episode of exceptional flooding in two months that has severely affected residents. IMAGES
Images of residents of Blendecques being evacuated from their homes by the fire brigade, as northern France faces new flooding. (COMPLETES VIDI349D8D6_EN) IMAGES
The residents of Blendecques, a town in northern France, are trying to cope with further flooding caused by the 'exceptional flooding of the Aa', two months after the November floods. IMAGES
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen congratulates Turkish voters on their large turnout in the first round of the country's national elections, hailing it as a win for democracy. "It's a very clear sign that the Turkish people are committed to exercising their democratic rights to go and vote and that they value the democratic institution" she says. SOUNDBITE
Trial of 14 alleged accomplices in 2015 Paris attacks begins. IMAGES