Etiket: flooding
It is overflowing and yet the Winterdijk is crucial to protect the Westhoek from total flooding: “At least another two weeks before all the water is gone”
The situation in the Westhoek remains precarious. The water is already flowing over the Winterdijk, an earthen berm of about seven kilometers long between Houthulst and Diksmuide. But what exactly…
When will it stop raining? “There will be a new precipitation zone on Saturday, but it will be drier again on Sunday” | Flooding in West and East Flanders
UPDATEThe good news: the new calculations from the RMI are more optimistic today. Yesterday, code yellow was announced for West Flanders and parts of Wallonia due to rain, but the…
How much more rain is expected? “Every drop of precipitation that now falls in West Flanders is one too many” | Flooding in West and East Flanders
UPDATEThe good news: the new calculations from the RMI are more optimistic today. Yesterday, code yellow was announced for West Flanders and parts of Wallonia due to rain, but the…
Flooding in Zoetermeer: this is done during extreme rainfall
One downpour has not yet passed, but the next one is already on its way. Gardens are flooded, large rain puddles on the street and ditches overflow. What are the…
Disaster plan in force in Belgium due to severe flooding: flooded streets, closed schools and sandbags everywhere
Flooding due to heavy rain will continue to plague large parts of Belgium on Wednesday and Thursday. A disaster plan has been in force in East Flanders since Wednesday and…
West Flemish governor warns of flooding via BE-Alert: “It’s best to stay indoors tomorrow” | Flooding in West and East Flanders
West Flanders is anxiously awaiting the new rainfall expected on Thursday and Governor Carl Decaluwé is also very concerned. He even sent out a BE Alert on Wednesday evening. “It’s…
“Severe flooding threatens without a break”: meteorologist warns of persistent rain | Domestic
The Westhoek was already flooded, and the water is on our lips elsewhere as well. And it just keeps raining. How much water has already fallen from the sky? What…
Residents of the Indische Buurt in Beverwijk go to court after years of flooding
Flooded cellars and mold on the walls. After the heavy rain showers recently, residents of flats in the Indische Buurt in Beverwijk are once again experiencing a lot of flooding.…
Flooding again in Watou: school and streets…
Last week the local school had to be evacuated. The school was also flooded on Tuesday evening, but no students were present. A solution is now being sought for the…
Flooding: "Situation stable but Blankaart & IJzer in Diksmuide is closely monitored"
“The situation is under control.” This is what acting provincial governor Anne Martens said after the crisis meeting this morning in Diksmuide. “The situation at the Blankaart and the IJzer…