Belgium is underwater again! Houses float through the streets of Knokke!

Floods: Nieuport and Knokke were also hit by heavy rains. Heavy rains caused flooding Monday morning in Nieuwport, West Flanders. Some streets and several basements were flooded, Newport Mayor Geert Vanden Brucke (CD&V) said. It took the firefighters several hours to pump and pump out the water. Nieuport firefighters received 23 calls from victims on Monday morning from 6am. These were mostly flooded streets and cellars. Camping “Compass“ in the Sint-Joris area was also damaged. “Firefighters are still evacuating water. The tents are flooded, ”explains Mayor Gert Vanden Brucke. “In a very short period of time, a lot of water fell out, but we were able to quickly intervene. In the meantime, the problems could be resolved. As long as the rain remains relatively calm, we do not expect any major problems. “ Code Orange is valid Monday afternoon for the province of West Flanders. Locally, it can still rain a lot in a very short period of time. In Knokke-Heist, firefighters we