– having regard to the particularly difficult situation which affected thousands of homes which, due to flooding, were without electricity, telephones and heating, were cut off from roads and basic infrastructure and had no access to public services,
– gezien de bijzonder moeilijke situatie van duizenden families die door overstromingen, zonder elektriciteit, telefoon en verwarming waren afgesloten van wegen en elementaire infrastructuur, en geen toegang hadden tot publieke diensten,
