70 Dead to Severe Flood in Netherlands and Belgium, Dozens Other Went Missing
記録的な大雨に見舞われたドイツとベルギーで洪水が発生し、少なくとも70人が死亡しました
At least 70 people lost their lives to the massive flood caused by the record-level intense downpour that struck the Netherlands and Belgium.
Other than that, dozens of people have gone missing and could not be contacted until now.
BBC and several others have confirmed that at least 59 died to the severe flooding on 14 July which swept away houses in the Western Netherlands.
The police force and army have been conducting their non-stop efforts to rescue survivors who climbed onto their roofs to escape the flood.
A live broadcast on the current flood reported that this is the most disastrous natural disaster since the World War 2.
Local government also emphasized the need for immediate measures against the impact of global warming.
Floods also occurred in the eastern part of Belgium, a neighboring country of Germany, killing at least 11 people.
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