A generationIn Belgium, many cars were washed away in the storm. As the Belgian news agency quoted the railway company Infrabel as a report on Saturday night, in Dinant, vehicles washed away by the water blocked a level crossing. Due to the flood in mid-July, railway traffic has stopped. As reported by RTBF, the city of Namur in the province of the same name was also affected by the floods. The city is located about 100 kilometers west of Aachen.
Like Germany, Belgium was too intense a week ago storm Come with the death toll. According to data on Friday, 36 people died and several people are still missing.
For North Rhine-Westphalia, the German Weather Service (DWD) does not expect a new storm to occur this weekend. In other words, meteorologist Jacqueline Kern was at the German news agency in Düsseldorf on Saturday. This time, it is expected that there will be no long-lasting heavy rain across the line.
At noon, the first rain front with moderate precipitation had reached the southern part of North Rhine-Westphalia. It also rained in the Euskirchen district, Bad Münstereifel and Eftstadt-Blessem. These areas were particularly severely damaged by the storms of this century.
In individual areas that have been damaged by floods, problems will start at night. A large amount of rain washes garbage into the drains and blocks the drains. There are still huge piles of rubbish on many streets.
In the evening, DWD officially issued a level 2 severe thunderstorm warning, with gusts of about 70 kilometers per hour, heavy rain and hail. According to warning signs, Münsterland and the northern region of the Ruhr area were initially particularly affected. The sedimentation volume within 6 hours is 20 to 30 liters per square meter.
Comparison: Last week, continuous heavy rains, with rainfall exceeding 150 liters per square meter, caused flooding in parts of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate.
