A 500-year flood! Raging streams sweep away homes and cars in the Netherlands

Become a channel sponsor and you will get access to exclusive bonuses. More details: A 500-year flood! Raging streams sweep away homes and cars in the Netherlands. Natural disaster 23 July 2024 According to the municipality, between eighty and one hundred millimeters of rain fell in Enschede on Sunday evening. “An exceptional downpour that happens once every 500 years,“ said the municipal water resources expert. No sewage system or water storage facility can compete with this amount of water. As a result, streets in a significant part of the city were heavily flooded. In the Stroinkslanden district, people couldn’t believe their eyes; the pond in the neighborhood center was overflowing. A bit further, in the small square of Spoolderlanden, people are still talking about the torrential rain that poured down. “The entire square was underwater; it was somewhat surreal,“ one resident noted.