These people died after heavy rain impacted the region, RTBF also said. France has offered to help and sent 40 firefighter-rescuers to Belgium, the French interior minister Gérald Darmanin tweeted on Thursday. The European Union activated the civil emergency response mechanism to help areas of Belgium affected by floods, the EU Commission said Thursday in a statement. "Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Germany you can count on the EU’s help to face these dramatic floods. I want to thank all rescue teams for their invaluable help and relentless efforts," EU Council president Charles Michel tweeted Thursday.

Source: CNN July 15, 2021 16:07 UTC