Some of England’s main roads were closed due to flooding, including the A52 between Nottingham and Edwalton, authorities said.

The Energy Networks Association, which collects data from all suppliers, It is estimated that at least 10,000 customers are still without power.after it was restored by about 125,000 people.

In Belgium, flooding has affected homes and forced authorities to activate a warning plan, although no major evacuations are currently planned, although 18 people were evacuated from a campsite to a sports center in the Walloon province of Namur, in the south, according to Belgian media.

fallen trees, branches obstructing traffic on roadsdemolished facades and gardens and flooded garagesSome of the incidents, especially in the provinces along the North Sea coast, have been reported in the Netherlands.

In the port cities of IJmuiden and Vlissingen, an average wind force of 9 degrees (strong storm), about 75 kilometers per hour, was measured for more than an hour.

Besides, A fire at a poultry farm killed about 50,000 chickens., and it took firefighters several hours to put out the flames. The fire started after midnight, but strong gale winds made extinguishing it difficult; However, a second nearby farm was saved.

Almost Two hundred houses had to be evacuated in several French cities near the port of Calais, close to the Belgian border, due to flooding caused by rising water levels in several rivers, particularly the Aa, which is not expected to subside until at least the weekend.

Authorities began distributing water bottles on Tuesday as they imposed restrictions on the use of tap water up to 2,100 residents in the towns of Rebreve-Ranchicourt, Hermine, Cocourt and Goshen-Legal due to leaks found in water supplies. In addition, 1,450 consumers were deprived of electricity.

Evacuations continued this morning in Ark and Blędek, where the spilled Aa flooded the centers of these neighboring towns with up to one meter of water.

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State flood monitoring service Vigicrues remains on red alert The Aa River has recorded an “exceptional response” in the basin since Tuesday afternoon due to “significant rainfall” since the start of the week in soils already saturated.

In this entire northern region, bordering Belgium, there are ten other rivers under orange watch: the Aisne, Liana, Hem, Lys nad Laquette, Lo Clarence, Oise, Lys en Plaine, Helpe, Soir and Canche.

They have been mobilized since Saturday. 450 firefighters from Pas-de-Calais, to which another 120 were to be added today from other departments, following instructions from the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin, who on his X account (formerly Twitter) said that he had given them at the request of President Emmanuel Macron.

Also north Germany continues to struggle with high river and stream levels.which already caused flooding late last year due to persistent rains and forced some areas to seek help from the federal army.

The worst affected regions remain Lower Saxony, southern Saxony-Anhalt and northern Thuringia, as well as parts of North Rhine-Westphalia (west) and, according to weather forecasts, until Thursday until 80 liters of rain per square meter.

The district of Mansfeld-Südharz, particularly hit by the floods and where a disaster declaration has been in effect since last Saturday, has asked for help from the Bundeswehr (German army) and suspended classes in some schools, according to radio and television specializing in the MDR region. .

Firefighters and residents are building a wall of sandbags along the Helme River as a flood defense, but they are running out of materials.

Also in Lower Saxony, after a night of heavy rain and strong winds, the flood situation in parts of the region and in Bremen became critical on Wednesday.

The European Union (EU) has begun mobilizing aid after heavy rains in recent days in Germany and France, which appealed to the Twenty-Seven Countries for assistance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.

Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Slovakia and Sweden have offered various means of support, Brussels said in a statement.

EFE