Flags were lowered to half-mast. At noon, sirens wailed across Belgium, followed by a minute of silence. We will not abandon you … we will do everything possible to support you, said Prime Minister Alexander De Croo in an open letter.
Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde meet with people affected by floods in Verviers, Belgium, on Tuesday.(Yves Herman/Reuters)
Help is pouring in from elsewhere in Belgium, and about 10,000 volunteers have offered to go to the hilly eastern region to help in the cleanup once the high water recedes. Very long haul to recovery
In Germany, where the damage is more extensive from the rushing floodwaters in once-picturesque villages, Merkel said the affected areas faced a very long haul to recovery.
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