The Liege City Prosecutor’s Office announced that a Belgian judge has begun investigating a possible manslaughter incident caused by the flood, which resulted in 38 deaths.
The prosecutor’s office said in a statement on Wednesday that the task of investigating judges is to determine who may be responsible for “involuntary killings caused by lack of foresight or preventive measures”.
Liege is located in the French-speaking part of Wallonia in the south of the country. The disaster was the worst.
After the July 14th and 15th floods, some questions have been raised, especially regarding possible malfunctions in the flood warning system.
Some people caught up in the disaster said that before all the locals were evacuated, they had not received any warning that a flooded dam in Eupen in the east of the country had opened the floodgates.
Earlier this week, a political party Belgium Request the appointment of a parliamentary committee to investigate the deadly flood.
The Center for Humanitarian Democracy (CDH) stated that it does not want to launch a “witch hunt” campaign, but hopes to lift the veil of this disaster.
Allegedly, Belgian citizen groups are also considering taking legal action against the country because the country reportedly failed to protect them.
“The top priority is still to help the victims, and all current efforts must be focused on crisis management,” the CDH party said.
The federal police told AFP on Wednesday that the latest temporary death toll was 38, which contradicted the number 41 given by the head of the Wallonia regional government, Elio Di Rupo.
Neighboring Germany was also hit hard by the flood, which claimed the lives of more than 180 people.
AFP and Associated Press
