Belgium floods: an ecological disaster
After the floods that hit Belgium in July 2021, the country faces an ecological challenge. Tens of thousands of tons of rubble accumulated over two months and cascading pollution was observed.
Two months after the Belgium floods in July 2021, only mountains of rubble remain, piling up for miles, on a disused highway near Liège. What to do with this huge landfill of 90,000 tons of waste? Trucks are still unloading That garbage, day after day. It will take at least nine months to evacuate them, a real challenge.
In the meantime, another ecological emergency must be addressed. Pipes damaged by bad weather and sewage treatment plants had to be closed. Therefore, wastewater flows directly into rivers. Some residents are concerned about the extent of this environmental pollution.
In addition, the authorities were slow to react to help the populations affected by the flood. “This week, the Walloon government announced the launch of a first envelope of 2.3 billion euros, including to compensate people who were not insured.“explains journalist Julien Gasparuto Since Brussels, Friday, September 17th for the 19th/20th of France 3.
