Photos: Death toll from floods in Western Europe crosses 150 as water recedes

The death toll from disastrous flooding in Western Europe crossed 150 on July 17 as rescue workers toiled to clear up the devastation revealed by receding water and prevent further damage, AP reported. Waters receding across much of the affected regions are laying bare the extent of the damage.

Published on: Jul 17, 2021 3:59 PM IST

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People use rubber rafts in floodwaters after the Meuse River broke its banks during heavy flooding in Liege, Belgium on July 15. Torrential rain turned normally placid rivers into raging torrents in parts of Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands this week, dragging cars and roads with them, bringing down whole houses and leaving more than 150 people dead. (Valentin Bianchi / AP Photo)

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An aerial of in Brommelen on July 16 shows the flooded area around the Meuse River in Belgium after a levee of the Juliana Canal broke. Western Germany has suffered the most brutal impact of the deluge that also pummeled Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, leaving streets and homes submerged in muddy water and isolating entire communities. (Remko de Waal / ANP / AFP)

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A couple hug as they stand amongst debris left by flood waters in a street in the town of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany on July 15. In Germany's worst-hit regions of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, residents who fled the deluge are gradually returning to their homes and scenes of desolation, AFP reported. (Christof Stache / AFP)

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An aerial view of the flooded town of Erftstadt, Germany following heavy rains on July 16. With the death toll in Germany at 133 three days into the disaster, rescuers say far more bodies are likely to be found in sodden cellars and collapsed homes as the clean-up gets under way in earnest. (Bezirksregierung Köln / AFP)

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King Philippe of Belgium (L) and Queen Mathilde of Belgium (2nd R) walk in a flooded street of Pepinster on July 16, during a visit to the city, where the situation remained critical after the heavy rainfall of the previous days. (Bruno Fahy / BELGA / AFP)

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A man leaves a flooded house in Arcen on July 17 following heavy rains and floods in the in North Limburg, Netherlands. In some affected areas, firefighters, local officials and soldiers, some driving tanks, have begun the colossal work of clearing the piles of debris clogging the streets. (Remko de Waal / ANP / AFP)

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A man standing next to a destroyed car takes pictures of the devastated area after floods caused major damage in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, western Germany on July 16, The real scale of the disaster is only now becoming clear, with damaged buildings being assessed and efforts under way to restore gas, electricity and telephone services. (Christof Stache / AFP)

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People walking through an area affected by floods in Pepinster, Belgium on July 16. Scientists can’t yet say for sure whether climate change caused the flooding, but they insist that it certainly exacerbates the extreme weather that has been on show from the western U.S. and Canada to Siberia to Europe’s Rhine region, AP reported. (Yves Herman / REUTERS)