2023-12-09 09:22:26
The Royal Belgian Meteorological Institute (IRM) has issued a bad weather warning. The FPS Interior is therefore temporarily activating the number 1722, it announced on Saturday morning via a press release. The south of the country is also under yellow warning for rain this weekend.
In its latest forecasts on Saturday morning, the IRM announced rains which will spread across the entire territory at midday. Accumulations will be around 10 to 15 mm, and very locally around 25 mm in the south of the country.
The wind will strengthen to become fairly strong to locally strong. The gusts will most often be between 65 and 75 km/h but might sometimes reach (or even exceed) 80 km/h on the peaks of the Ardennes exposed to the south wind as well as at the end of the day on the coast.
The aim of 1722 is to prevent emergency numbers from being overwhelmed by calls for interventions that can wait. In the event of damage caused by a storm or water damage for which assistance from the fire brigade is required, you must therefore call this number. If a life is in danger, you should call 112.
The FPS also recommends using the electronic counter 1722.be, considered to be “the most direct way to request help from firefighters in situations where no lives are in danger“.
The 112 emergency centers and firefighters always give priority to people whose lives are potentially in danger.
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