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90,000 tonnes of flood debris piles up on Belgium highway
90,000 tonnes of piled-up rubbish stretches kilometres across a Belgium highway after the government was faced with remnants washed away by floodwaters.
Domestic-debris formed of crushed refrigerators, splintered furniture, torn curtains, twisted metal, stuffed toys, defunct electronics and shards of glass make up the makeshift dump.
Aerial footage captures the eight kilometre-long pile down the closed A601 motorway north of the city of Liege which is testament to the devastation wreaked by unprecedented floods in mid-July.
Authorities were suddenly confronted with the mountain of refuse after areas of Wallonia region had their homes, schools and businesses broken apart by the rushing water.
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