South China Morning Post published this video item, entitled “At least 59 killed by floods in Germany after record rainfall lashes western Europe” – below is their description.
At least 59 people died in Germany and nine others in Belgium on July 15, 2021, as record rainfall caused flooding that swept away homes across western Europe.
In Germany’s southwestern state of Rhineland-Palatinate, houses in the city of Schuld were reduced to piles of debris and broken beams. Roads were blocked by wreckage and fallen trees. Casualties were also reported in neighbouring North Rhine-Westphalia state.
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In This Story: Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Western Europe. It is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest.
It covers an area of 30,689 km2 (11,849 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of 376 per square kilometre (970/sq mi). The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven.
Legally, Belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional and linguistic grounds. It is divided into three highly autonomous regions: the Flemish Region in the north, Wallonia in the south, and the Brussels-Capital Region.
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