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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Johnny Cotton

Belgium vows more climate action on anniversary of deadly floods

FILE PHOTO: View of the city of Trooz and the river La Vesdre, a year after floods devastated towns in eastern of Belgium, in Trooz, Belgium, July 5, 2022. REUTERS/Bart Biesemans

Belgium's prime minister vowed on Thursday to do more to tackle climate change as he marked the first anniversary of devastating floods that killed 39 people in the country.

Record rainfall led to severe flooding in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands last July, killing more than 200 people, tearing down homes and forcing many residents to evacuate in inflatable dinghies. The disaster caused billions of euros in damage.

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