Belgian Radio announced that German bombers operating over Belgium exacted a heavy toll from the civilian population. It gave exact figures for casualties in several towns and accounted for at least 66 dead. Not included were the "scores of victims" reported in the small towns of eastern Flanders and Limburg, where German planes bombed the people from low altitude. Nor did the number include casualties suffered in Antwerp province, which "suffered grievously." In Antwerp itself, Belgian Radio pointed out, there were five dead and more than 50 injured. Considerable material damage was wreaked in the port for a huge oil reservoir was struck, spewing flaming oil over several neighbouring buildings, setting them afire. An Italian ship in har-hour was seriously damaged by one German Bomb.
Brussels, the capital, suffered most heavily from the almost ceaseless German bombings. At least 4l civilians were killed and 80 injured.
Ten civilians were killed and many injured by German incendiary bombs at Mortsel. Several fires, the radio announcer continued, were reported at Malines. In both Charleroi and Gosselies at least ten people were killed during aerial bombardments, five in each town. Even as the radio announcer read off the toll of casualties, 20 German planes flew over Brussels this evening.—Havas.
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