Etiket: Westhoek
Diary of islander Geert (57), surrounded by water in the Westhoek: “Today I saw a predatory fish hunting. In my driveway, eh!” | Flooding in West and East Flanders
Geert Beeckaert (57) is lonely on his island. In the past ten days, his remote family home in the Westhoek was completely surrounded by rising water. It was Dad versus…
LIVE FLOODING. Rain pushes shells to the surface, which may soon raise the water level in Westhoek again
It didn’t rain much in the Westhoek on Saturday. However, vigilance remains necessary, because some water is expected again upstream, which could lead to a temporary new rise. In any…
New rain will not cause additional problems in Westhoek for the time being: “Stronger falls than predicted”
A new rain zone will move across the Westhoek and the rest of West Flanders today. However, the extra rain will not cause additional flooding for the time being. “Everywhere…
New rainfall will not cause additional problems in the Westhoek for the time being: "Stronger declines observed than predicted”
A new rain zone will move over the Westhoek and the rest of West Flanders on Saturday. However, the extra rain will not cause additional flooding for the time being.…
The water is in the Westhoek, the residents can still get there | Wateroverload in West- and Oost-Vlaanderen
Thanks to the drugging period, the water pumps in the Westhoek valley. The situation is really no longer precair to the geëvacueerde bewoners near the house and the laten keren.…
Minister Peeters (Open Vld) should take part in the watershed in Westhoek in order to avoid it | Wateroverload in West- and Oost-Vlaanderen
The French regulator has a taskforce in which the work is carried out within a large area with the intention of coming “from the dergelijke rampen in de toekomst zo…
5 meters high, 7 kilometers long: thanks to the Winterdijk, the Westhoek does not completely flood. “At least another two weeks before all the water is gone” | Flooding in West and East Flanders
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…
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…
Rain and hard wind ahead in the Westhoek
After a long period of time, my grandchildren were raised in the Westhoek. The situation has been built in the gates, before being combined with the strong wind and water…
The vet who remains all alone on his ‘island’ in the Westhoek: “Don’t worry, I’m a real plant puller”
His son left the building last Friday and now that his wife, daughter and both dogs have also moved to drier places, veterinarian Geert Beeckaert (57) from Lo-Reninge is alone…