Clean-up begins in Belgium town after massive flooding
19 July 2021 |
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In Grez-Doiceau, east of Brussels, residents are surveying the damage as the flood waters begin to recede. Floods in Belgium, mainly in the east and south of the country, have left at least 15 people dead.
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