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Cars, pavements washed away as Belgian town hit by worst floods in decades

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BRUSSELS - The southern Belgian town of Dinant was hit by the heaviest floods in decades on Saturday after a two-hour thunderstorm turned streets into torrential streams that washed away cars and pavements but did not kill anyone. Dinant was spared the deadly floods 10 days ago that killed 37 people in southeast Belgium and many more in Germany, but the violence of Saturday's storm

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Belgians reeling from heavy flood wreckage

The town of Dinant in Belgium woke up to a big cleanup job on Sunday (July 25),after the heaviest floods in decades on Saturday (July 24) turned streets into torrential streams that washed away cars and pavements.No one was killed, but authorities predict the cost of the damage will be "significant."Local resident Pierre Colaeu described the deluge."In less than 20 minutes, the water rushed down from here, above, then it gradually grew larger. I…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Independent

Cars washed away as Belgian town hit by worst floods in decades

No deaths were reported this time around, 10 days after dozens of Belgians were killed in separate floods

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Cars, pavements washed away as Belgian town hit by worst floods in decades

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

More heavy flooding in Belgium rips apart streets, washes away cars

The town of Dinant, Belgium, was cleaning up on Sunday after its heaviest floods in decades the previous day turned streets into torrential streams that washed away cars and pavement but did not kill anyone.

3 years ago·Canada

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Global News

Belgian town hit with worst flood in decades, cars and pavements washed away - National

Dinant was spared the deadly floods 10 days ago that killed 37 people in southeast Belgium and many more in Germany, but the violence of Saturday's storm surprised many.

3 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Cars, pavements washed away as Belgian town hit by worst floods in decades

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The southern Belgian town of Dinant was hit by the heaviest floods in decades on Saturday after a two-hour thunderstorm turned streets into torrential streams that washed away cars and pavements but did not kill anyone. Read full story

3 years ago·Malaysia

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