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Journalist and author of Shredded: Inside RBS The Bank That Broke Britain.‘Read it & weep’ (Martin Wolf). Comms lead @FutureEconScot.

Jul 15, 2021, 5 tweets

At least 42 people have died in Germany and many more are missing following severe floods, police say. At least six others have died in neighbouring Belgium, and the city of Liège has urged all residents to leave. bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…

Germany floods. Cars being washed down the street in western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. #Hochwasser video @rq_sh4

The situation is dire in Liège in Belgium’s French-speaking Wallonia region, where the river Meuse has burst its banks and residents are being evacuated. #Belgium #flooding vrt.be/vrtnws/fr/2021…

Apocalyptic scenes in the Walloon city of Verviers, 32 km east of Liège, Belgium. video: Themida Xostelidou via @Meteovilles

Devastating floods in Belgium. Here the River Meuse starts to flood Liège city centre. Police are asking inhabitants to evacuate. video @MeteoExpress © Louisette Libert.

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