The 1722 call number for non-emergency firefighter interventions was activated on Tuesday evening by the FPS Interior, in response to a bad weather warning issued by the Royal Meteorological Institute (IRM). Indeed, significant inverses are expected. They could sometimes be accompanied by thunderstorms. Questioned by us, the meteorologist David Dehenauw does not however fear major damage. ” There is no real risk of flooding. Very locally, it is not excluded but there will be no major overflows”.
Will some regions be more strongly affected than others? Hard to estimate, according to the meteorologist. “It’s hard to tell with the thunderstorms. It’s a front so not really. It’s a bit widespread, it won’t be the same quantities everywhere but a large part of the country will be affected by rain or thunderstorms”.
Hit by a peak of heat on Monday and Tuesday, is Belgium likely to relive the same scenario this summer? “There will be no heat wave in the next fortnight. Regarding the rest of the summer, I cannot predict after August 2 or 3”.