Etiket: flooding
Dozens of houses and farms are at risk of flooding in the Diksmuide region: “No one has had to evacuate yet, but plans are ready” | Flooding in the Westhoek
Mayor of Diksmuide Lies Laridon (CD&V) did not sleep much last night. “I have woken up many times to check the water level. Although coordination is in the hands of…
VTM NEWS reporter Klaas Danneel: “Flooded Westhoek brings in a lot of tourists” | Flooding in the Westhoek
West Flanders has been struggling with severe flooding for days. VTM NEWS reporter Klaas Danneel, who was on site today, heard from Governor Carl Decaluwé that “never before have so…
Frightened hours in Westhoek: sleepless nights due to flooding
These are scary hours for the Westhoek, although they have already lain awake there last night, afraid that the water would enter their house. Fortunately, that hasn’t happened yet. So…
LIVE: Flooding in West Flanders: follow it here…
At 11 am, Governor Carl Decaluwé will give a final update on the flooding. He does this at a press conference in Fintele. You can continue to follow it here.…
Flooding: MPs ask questions to the Minister of Public Works
In the Flemish parliament, several West Flemish parliamentarians asked questions to Minister of Public Works Lydia Peeters. They ask for urgent investment in water management in the Westhoek. But the…
Some 473,000 people live in the areas with the highest risk of flooding in Spain
11/05/2023 at 08:02 CET The figure rises to almost 700,000 if the basins that are not managed by the central government are also counted. About 473,000 people live in the…
Scientist visited Indian village just before flooding destroyed it: “residents were at great risk, but did not know it”
Last week, several people were killed and dozens injured in India after a glacial lake in the Himalayas overflowed. The Chungthang village, among other things, was destroyed. Scientist Sayantan Samui…
Concerns about flooding, fireworks and traffic in plans for Meppel theme park
“If fireworks shows are also a desirable part of the Dutch concept, then their environmental effects must be mapped out,” says the Commission for the Environmental Impact Assessment. “When it…
Hundreds of protesters in Derna furious with local authorities after flooding
Hundreds of people turned against local authorities in the Libyan city of Derna, which was hit hard by Storm Daniel, on Monday. International news agencies write this. The crowd turned…
Continuous rain threatens flooding in southern Germany, Switzerland and part of Austria | Abroad
LOOK. The south of Germany already had to deal with a storm, strong gusts of wind, lots of rain and large hail balls The collapse of a beer tent during…