The Royal Meteorological Institute (KMI) has issued a code yellow weather warning for storms, taking effect from 2pm today (Wednesday) and lasting until 9pm tomorrow. Meanwhile, the Interior Ministry has opened the 1722 hotline to which members of the public can report any non-life-threatening emergencies.
Code yellow weather warning issued for storms from 2pm, 1722 emergency hotline open
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KMI forecasts localised thunderstorms for Wednesday morning. However, from this afternoon and evening the chance of storms will become more widespread. Showers could well be very heavy in some areas with gusts of wind and hail. As much as 20mm of rain per hour could fall in some areas.
From 2pm a code yellow weather warning will be in force in Luxembourg Province. This will be the case in Hainaut and Namur Province from 4pm. From 9pm this evening the code yellow warning will take effect in Flemish Brabant, Brussels, Limburg, Liège Province and Brussels and in Antwerp Province and East and West Flanders from 11pm. The code yellow weather warning will remain in force until 9pm on Thursday.
Anyone that suffers storm damage and/or flooding and requires assistance from the Fire Service can do this online via the www.1722.be website or by calling the 1722 hotline. The 1722 is available to report non-life-threatening situations. Situations that could prove life-threatening can be reported to the standard emergency number 112.