Brussels (The Brussels Morning Newspaper): Storms and heavy rain in Brussels have caused flooding and traffic problems in the area. The bad weather is expected to continue until the evening of August 1, with a yellow warning in place across Belgium.
Belgium has been hit by heavy rain and heavy storms for several hours. In Brussels, some tunnels have been closed due to flooding and some roads are wet. The rain is expected to continue until the afternoon. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for storms across Belgium from the 31st.castle From 7pm until 1amcastle August 1st in the Southcastle In August, Brussels was hit by torrential rain, lightning and thunderstorms.
What kind of bad weather is expected in Belgium today?
August 1stcastle Meteorologists say more storms are possible through tonight. Some areas could see heavy rain with hail and strong winds. They expect heavy rain in some areas, but they don’t know exactly where. They have issued a yellow warning at the local level, and there is a risk of flooding in some areas. In Brussels, the rain is expected to stop around 3pm, but the yellow warning will last until 5pm. The yellow warning has been in effect in Brussels since 9pm on July 31. There has been 28mm of rain in Wickle. As David Dehenno said in a social media post this morning, the Brussels area is being affected by the weather. At 9am, only the Baily tunnel leading to the city centre and the Porte de Namur tunnel leading to the cathedral were closed, but they were reopened around 9:30am. The tunnels from Madou to Basilique, Montgomery to the A12, Stephanie to Midi, Georges-Henri and Fleurga were closed in both directions but reopened around 8am.
How did heavy rain affect Belgium’s emergency services?
The fire department is busy with 33 operations due to the heavy rain, with 23 more pending, Walter Derieuw said. Most of the calls are about flooded roads and some garages or basements in houses. The strong storm on July 9 and the recent bad weather did not affect public transport. Guy Salon of the STIB said there were only minor delays on some connections, but no service interruptions or closures. There were some train problems early, but Bart Crols of the SNCB said that trains were mostly running on time as of 9 a.m. Elsewhere, the storm caused more damage. In Limburg, lightning struck three houses, starting a fire. In Flanders-Brabant, the fire department received 385 calls about flooded streets and basements. The tunnel at Leuven station was closed due to flooding, he said.
