in belgium, where at least 20 people have been killed, july the 20th has been declared a national day of mourning. the netherlands is also badly affected. the power of the water has been immense. here you can see what the village of erf stad blessem looked like before it was hit by floodwater and look here it is afterwards. water gushed through the town causing a huge landslide in the surrounding fields. 0ur correspondent jenny hill has just sent this report from the town of erf stad. this country is reeling from the enormity. this town, the ground has fallen away under the weight of water. dramatic rescues but this morning, the authorities said people trapped in their homes were calling them for help but in many cases, rescue was impossible. those who did make it out came
rhineland pulatinate and north rhine westphalia were worst hit with over a 100 people dying there. in belgium, at least 20 people have been killed and the netherlands is also badly affected. the power of the water has been immense. here you can see what the village of erf stad blessem looked like before it was hit by floodwater(mix screen 2)and , like before it was hit by floodwater and , look , here it is afterwards. water gushed through. causing a huge landslide in the surrounding fields 0ur correspondent jenny hill sent this report from the nearby town of erf stad this country is reeling from the enormity of its loss. this is the town of erfstadt where the ground just fell away. under the weight of water, houses collapsed in the night. dramatic rescues, but this morning the authorities said people trapped in their homes were calling them for help but in many cases rescue was impossible. those who did make it out came to shelters like this. we metjohannes here, he and his wife were w