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Just your middle of july flash flood

So while certain areas in the world are experiencing terrible drought and forest fires, over here we are having rain. Loads of it.

Belgium, the Netherlands and part of Germany are having the worst flash-floods in years. Sadly 120+ people have already lost their lifes due to this weather phenomena. And the damadge to peoples properties will run in the high digets.

But this is how part of the summer looks like this year:

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But no worries, nothing is happening, the climate is always changing and windmills just kill to much birds and ruin our oceans.

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NerdyPotato · M

The comments here are shocking. The ignorance, quick judgment and lack of empathy is painfully clear.

Elessar · 26-30, M

@NerdyPotato You've seen it with the pandemic, it's quite clear, the majority of people won't give a f*ck about anything until they themselves suffer the direct consequences of it. That's also why people won't pressure and why governments won't do anything significant to counter the phenomenon, especially if that means hurting someone's profit (and thus, losing votes).

NerdyPotato · M

@Elessar It's sad how true that is...

Classified · M

It's bad 🥺
I live away far enough to be dry, but it's horrible for my fellow Dutchies and the people from Belgium.

Kwek00 · 41-45, M

@Classified Germany seems even worst.

I got spared too, but several houses in my parents street had water. None of our rivers spilled over in my direct surroundings.

Classified · M

@Kwek00 I heard about Germany too. You're right they've got it the worst. 😥

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

Obviously one has sympathy for those affected. But one has to ask could it really have been avoided ?

Some of these towns affected were built a millennia ago for hundreds of people to live in not the tens of thousands who live there today.

Excavation for housing; drains and sewage systems and cable systems for telephones; internet; gas; electricity will have weakened substrata close to the surface. And if regular dredging of canals and rivers has been neglected it will all have contributed.

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Kwek00 · 41-45, M

@Picklebobble2 You know, the first time something happens over there that isn't normal for your area. I'll still feel bad for you if you have damadge. But I'll also remind you that you should have expected the unexpected and forced your politicians to make all kinds of protections for these fringe scenarios, and that you should cheer your governement on for doing so as they subsidise all these measures with tax-payers money. You know, I'll remind you of all of that but I hope I never have too.

Kwek00 · 41-45, M

@HootyTheNightOwl Belgium, Netherlands and around the same time there was a big one in the Tjsech Republic too. All came from out of nowhere. But hey, we should have expected that one too. Our houses should have been better, and we should have used better material. It's all our own fault I guess. 🤷‍♂️

HootyTheNightOwl

@Kwek00 It sounds like that.

Sometimes, this site makes me sick - especially the attitudes of some people on it.

Stopmakingsense · 56-60, F

German engineering brought global warming through automobiles.
Who deserves it more?
Maybe Rotterdam, the city redesigned for driving!

Kwek00 · 41-45, M

@Stopmakingsense I ussually never remove a message, but I really want to delete this one. I decided to let it stay just to show what a fucked up little piece of shit you are.

[quote]German engineering brought global warming through automobiles.
Who deserves it more?
Maybe Rotterdam, the city redesigned for driving![/quote]

Stopmakingsense · 56-60, F

@Kwek00 no prob.

thedarkside · M

It's a great way to get rid of the rest of the Nazi's.

Kwek00 · 41-45, M

@thedarkside I'm not going to delete your post either. Just so people understand what a fucked up piece of shit you are Darkside.

[quote]It's a great way to get rid of the rest of the Nazi's.[/quote]

thedarkside · M

@Kwek00 I gather that you support the Nazi's.

HootyTheNightOwl

@thedarkside What do you know about Germany in the time since the end of World war 2???

HootyTheNightOwl

I can't believe just how bad that is... I've been aware of it for the last couple of days now.

Maybe they'll get behind the windmills more in the future... they could be a great way to generate renewable energy with a little modification.

Ik meldde onderstaand bericht omdat het zo walgelijk was. Misschien kan jij dat ook??? 😡

Kwek00 · 41-45, M

@HootyTheNightOwl Already done.

msros · F

Just terrible what has happened to them.

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