In the photo: Floods in Germany and Belgium destroyed towns and villages-nationwide

Flash floods continue to destroy some areas Germany In other Western European countries, the death toll climbed to more than 125 on Friday, and more than 1,000 people are still missing.

After turbulent rivers swept through the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate in western Germany, as well as Belgium and the Netherlands, entire towns and villages were turned into ruins.

The European region is experiencing its worst flooding in decades, as the low-pressure system hovering over the European continent has caused record rainfall and catastrophic flooding.

“Some areas in Western Europe… received rain for up to two months in two days. What’s worse, the previous rains have saturated the soil,” WMO spokesperson Claire Nulis told the United States. Society.

Although she said it is too early to blame the floods and previous heat waves on rising global temperatures, Nuris added: “Climate change has increased the frequency of extreme events. Many single events have been proven to be caused by global warming. It gets worse.”

Below are pictures and videos of the damage caused to the area by the floods.

One of the worst-hit areas in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate is the city of Schulder, where approximately 700 people live.

The village of Insul in Rhineland-Palatinate was also largely destroyed after heavy rains and river flooding.

In Germany alone, 103 people died as a result of the country’s worst mass loss of life in years. The 12 dead were residents of the Sinzig Disabled Home in southern Cologne, and they were surprised by the flash flood at night.

About 114,000 households in Germany lost power and mobile phone networks in some flooded areas collapsed, which meant that family and friends could not find their loved ones.

Belgium is also on high alert as floods continue to destroy towns and villages, including Pepinster near Liège. The Belgian media also stated that the death toll was at least 14 and another 4 people were missing.

After the flood broke the dam on Friday, hundreds of people fled their homes around the southern Dutch town of Melsen, as rising water levels left a path of destruction in the area.

The emergency services department said that the floods were about to inundate the surrounding villages of Bunde, Voulwames, Brommelen and Geulle. The sirens sounded and the drone footage showed water flowing into the streets and houses.

The emergency services said in an online alert: “Leave home immediately and arrive at a safe place.” “There is a big hole in the dam.”

The family was told to shut off electricity and natural gas supplies.

Local emergency services spokesperson Samantha Wisniewski (Samantha Wisniewski) said that the flood is expected to affect about 3,000 people.

-Documents from Reuters.