The population of Liège invited to evacuate: 8 photos of the “exceptional” flood of the Meuse

2021-07-15T16:33:49.960Z

The thousands of residents of the Liège neighborhoods that border the river should leave their homes if possible, the authorities warned on Thursday.

The level of the Meuse continues to rise in Liège, in eastern Belgium.

With around 200,000 inhabitants, it is the fourth most populous city in the country.

The thousands of inhabitants of the neighborhoods bordering the river must leave their homes if possible.

“They are advised to head for the heights of Liège.

If the evacuation is no longer possible, it is recommended that citizens go upstairs and take no risk, ”said this message from the authorities relayed to the media in the afternoon.

1. According to estimates from the Walloon region, the water level “could rise 1.50m above the current level in the next few hours”.
Like here in Rochefort, in the province of Namur.

ANTHONY DEHEZ / AFP ANTHONY DEHEZ

2. A woman tries to move around a flooded street following heavy rains in Liège.
"The flood will take on a very dangerous character in Liège itself", declared the president of the Walloon region, Elio Di Rupo, to the regional parliament.

Bruno Fahy / Belga / AFP) BRUNO FAHY

3. According to the Belgian media, these floods caused the death of at least six people in the country, including four in the only district of Verviers (East).
Thousands of people may have to be relocated, like here in Rochefort.

Anthony Dehez / AFP ANTHONY DEHEZ

4. A woman finds her child, in the arms of a rescuer, after leaving their flooded house in Hognoul, in the suburbs of Liège.

François Walschaerts / AFP FRANCOIS WALSCHAERTS

5. Municipalities bordering these rivers have been under water since Wednesday, in the regions of Liège and Verviers, in particular Theux, Pepinster (photo below) or the spa town of Spa.

REUTERS / Bart Biesemans BART BIESEMANS

6. Damaged cars and debris at Pepinster.
Much of the town of Angleur, bordering Liège on the banks of the Ourthe, was also inundated.

REUTERS / Bart Biesemans BART BIESEMANS

7. Cars pile up at a roundabout in the Belgian town of Verviers, washed away by the floods.

François Walschaerts / AFP FRANCOIS WALSCHAERTS

8. Residents clean up a street affected by flooding in Pepinster.

REUTERS / Bart Biesemans BART BIESEMANS

Source: leparis

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The population of Liège invited to evacuate: 8 photos of the “exceptional” flood of the Meuse

1. According to estimates from the Walloon region, the water level “could rise 1.50m above the current level in the next few hours”.
Like here in Rochefort, in the province of Namur.

2. A woman tries to move around a flooded street following heavy rains in Liège.
"The flood will take on a very dangerous character in Liège itself", declared the president of the Walloon region, Elio Di Rupo, to the regional parliament.

3. According to the Belgian media, these floods caused the death of at least six people in the country, including four in the only district of Verviers (East).
Thousands of people may have to be relocated, like here in Rochefort.

4. A woman finds her child, in the arms of a rescuer, after leaving their flooded house in Hognoul, in the suburbs of Liège.

5. Municipalities bordering these rivers have been under water since Wednesday, in the regions of Liège and Verviers, in particular Theux, Pepinster (photo below) or the spa town of Spa.

6. Damaged cars and debris at Pepinster.
Much of the town of Angleur, bordering Liège on the banks of the Ourthe, was also inundated.

7. Cars pile up at a roundabout in the Belgian town of Verviers, washed away by the floods.

8. Residents clean up a street affected by flooding in Pepinster.

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The population of Liège invited to evacuate: 8 photos of the “exceptional” flood of the Meuse

1. According to estimates from the Walloon region, the water level “could rise 1.50m above the current level in the next few hours”. Like here in Rochefort, in the province of Namur.

2. A woman tries to move around a flooded street following heavy rains in Liège. "The flood will take on a very dangerous character in Liège itself", declared the president of the Walloon region, Elio Di Rupo, to the regional parliament.

3. According to the Belgian media, these floods caused the death of at least six people in the country, including four in the only district of Verviers (East). Thousands of people may have to be relocated, like here in Rochefort.

4. A woman finds her child, in the arms of a rescuer, after leaving their flooded house in Hognoul, in the suburbs of Liège.

5. Municipalities bordering these rivers have been under water since Wednesday, in the regions of Liège and Verviers, in particular Theux, Pepinster (photo below) or the spa town of Spa.

6. Damaged cars and debris at Pepinster. Much of the town of Angleur, bordering Liège on the banks of the Ourthe, was also inundated.

7. Cars pile up at a roundabout in the Belgian town of Verviers, washed away by the floods.

8. Residents clean up a street affected by flooding in Pepinster.

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1. According to estimates from the Walloon region, the water level “could rise 1.50m above the current level in the next few hours”.
Like here in Rochefort, in the province of Namur.

2. A woman tries to move around a flooded street following heavy rains in Liège.
"The flood will take on a very dangerous character in Liège itself", declared the president of the Walloon region, Elio Di Rupo, to the regional parliament.

3. According to the Belgian media, these floods caused the death of at least six people in the country, including four in the only district of Verviers (East).
Thousands of people may have to be relocated, like here in Rochefort.

6. Damaged cars and debris at Pepinster.
Much of the town of Angleur, bordering Liège on the banks of the Ourthe, was also inundated.