According to figures released by the insurance companies’ federation Assuralia almost 20,000 homes and more than 1,100 omnium-insured vehicles were damaged during the storm on Tuesday 9 July.
A fortnight ago, today extreme weather swept the country. The area around Mechelen in Antwerp Province was hardest hit. Assuralia’s initial estimate of the damage puts it at around 53 million euro.
The average compensation claims for damage to homes is reported to be 2,454 euro. On average claims for damage to vehicles that are omnium insured are 3,308 euro.
Not the first time this year
On 17 and 18 May torrential rain caused flooding in several areas of the country, including in Voeren, in Limburg Province. Back then there were around 4,600 claims, totaling 25 million euro.
Last November the damage caused by Storm Ciarán resulted in 43,200 claims for damage to homes and 2,300 claims for damage to omnium insured vehicles. The total value of the claims was some 92.7 million euro.