Belgium's royals lead a day of mourning for flood victims
Belgium's Queen Mathilde, right, speaks with residents affected by the floods, prior to participating in a ceremony of one minute of silence to pay respect to victims of the recent floods in Belgium, in Verviers, Belgium, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Belgium is holding a day of mourning on Tuesday to show respect to the victims of the devastating flooding last week, when massive rains turned streets in eastern Europe into deadly torrents of water, mud and flotsam. (Eric Lalmand, Pool Photo via AP)
By RAF CASERT and GEIR MOULSON
Associated Press
BRUSSELS — Belgium's king and queen visited the flood-stricken town of Verviers to lead the nation in a minute of silence Tuesday to remember those who died, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a second tour of the disaster zone in her country and pledged rapid help to those who lost nearly everything....
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