Although the flooding may seem to be diminishing, it may still take a while before the water retreats from many residential areas.
The Sure River is currently at 7.75 metres in Rosport, which is just about two metres less than on Thursday, but still six more than in normal conditions.
The Alzette water levels indicate 3.35 metres in Ettelbruck, so half a metre less than Thursday afternoon.
In Vianden, too, the water levels of the Our have decreased by a metre since the peak on Thursday.
However, the Moselle water levels continues to rise - current numbers indicate 4.20 metres in Remich and 4.70 in Stadtbredimus. Fortunately, it is estimated that the pre-warning rating of 6.20 metres will not be met, even if the river continues to rise all of Friday.
The extent of the rain in the last few days is shown by the example of Godbrange.
In the small village next to Junglinster, almost 106 litres of rain per square metre were measured from Wednesday morning to Thursday morning. This is an absolute daily record in almost 170 years for Luxembourg, when weather conditions began to be recorded.
The previous record had been measured on May 2018 in Waldbillig, with just over 101 litres due to rain and thunder.
More than 1,300 operations have been registered by the emergency services since Wednesday night. The damage in the affected areas of the country is of course enormous, although the only positive is that, unlike in neighbouring countries, no one was seriously injured.
The government council has officially classified the whole thing as a natural disaster.
The first priority was the evacuation of those affected. The government gave a figure of 400 people who were relocated.
In addition, the government has unblocked 50 million euros in order to be able to quickly help the private people in the affected businesses, as well as the affected communities.
Businesses experiencing economic problems due to the floods may also benefit from a special partial unemployment scheme. The secretariat of the Economic Recovery Committee is the contact point.
In addition to blocked roads, two railtracks continue to face several problems.
Line 90 between Luxembourg City and Thionville and vice versa will face disrputions until at least Sunday. A station had been flooded in Bettembourg, but temporary busses have been put in place.
Similarly, line 10 between Luxembourg City and Troisvierges will be under construction throughout Friday due to flooding.
Moreover, the flooding also affected Findel aiport.
A government crisis unit, led by the Minister of Interior Taina Bofferding, came together once more on Thursday evening. Discussed was a first report, but also the coordination of flooding relief across the country.
The individual entities, including CGDIS, the army, Creos, or the Water Management authorities, continue to serve in the affected areas.
Unfortunately, the situation looks worse in neighbouring countries.
Authorities in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Rheinland-Pfalz have confirmed 81 deaths due to flooding so far. The numbers are expected to rise, given another 1,300 people remain missing. Especially affected is the area of Bad Neuenahr - Ahrweiler, between Koblenz and Bonn, where hundreds of residents are yet to establish contact with.
Belgian authorities have also reported twelve deaths and five missing people. The material damage is enormous, according to Walloonian media, where certain villages have been completely ruined by the water.
