Belgium held a day of mourning Tuesday for the victims of the recent floods.
At least 31 people are reported to have been killed in Belgium after record rainfall triggered severe floods across Europe, with dozens still missing.
A ceremony was held in the town of Verviers in the province of Liège, which was among the hardest-hit areas in Belgium, attended by members of the royal family and senior politicians.
Belgian Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden (L) and Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (second R) arrive for a ceremony to pay tribute to the victims of the flooding at the fire station in Verviers, July 20, 2021. | Stephanie Le Cocq/EFE via EPA
King Philippe (L) and Queen Mathilde of Belgium arrive for the ceremony at the fire station in Verviers | Stephanie Le Cocq/EFE via EPA
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium stand with members of the emergency services at the ceremony | Stephanie Le Cocq/EFE via EPA
People remove water on a flooded street in Spa | Francois Walschaerts/AFP via Getty Images
Residents at the ceremony in Verviers | Stephanie Le Cocq/EFE via EPA
People survey the wreckage in a flooded street following heavy rain in Liege | Bruno Fahy/AFP via Getty Images
Queen Mathilde speaks to officials as she arrives for the ceremony | Stephanie Le Cocq/EFE via EPA
Rescue workers ahead of the ceremony | Stephanie Le Cocq/EFE via EPA
Residents in Angleur stand by a makeshift dam built to divert water on July 16, 2021 | Photo by Karl Mathiesen
Rescue workers at the ceremony | Stephanie Le Cocq/EFE via EPA
European Council President Charles Michel and EU ambassadors observe a minute of silence to pay respect to victims of the recent floods | Pool photo by Virginia Mayo/EFE via EPA
A resident walks in a flooded street in Angleur, near Liege | John Thys/AFP via Getty Images
King Philippe with the Governor of the Province of Liege Hervé Jamar at the ceremony | Stephanie Le Cocq/EFE via EPA
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium speak with residents | Stephanie Le Cocq/EFE via EPA
Destruction after heavy rains caused flooding in Theux | Stephanie Le Cocq/EFE via EPA
Prime Minister Alexander De Croo at the ceremony | John Thys/AFP via Getty Images
