Floods in eastern Belgium killed at least 20 people. Another 20 are reported missing, the kingdom's Home Office said on Friday, July 16..

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo declares 20 July National Day of Mourning.

The current floods may be the largest of those faced by the country, the head of government said. The situation in many localities remains extremely critical, he added.. The province of Liege in the east of the kingdom was hit hardest. So, in the city of Pepenster, 20 houses were destroyed, the burgomaster said.. Mass evacuation in the Netherlands Cyclone Bernd, which caused heavy rains, did not pass by the neighboring countries of Belgium. So, in the south of the Netherlands, thousands of residents of settlements on the Meuse River were forced to leave their homes..

A hospital with two hundred patients was evacuated in the city of Venlo.

A dam was damaged on one of the canals near Maastricht. Emergency workers and military personnel fortified waterworks on the rivers of the region with sandbags.

Kingdom Prime Minister Mark Rutte called the situation dire and difficult. Unlike Belgium and Germany, in the Netherlands, no one died from the consequences of the recent rampant elements, the head of government emphasized.. Reported by Deutsche Welle.