In February 2020, Belgium witnessed one of the strongest storms of the decade: the storm Ciara. Due to a wind speed of more than 100km/h hitting the country, many accidents were reported in different parts of the country. If most of the incidents implied limited damages, like trees and lighting poles uprooting, a few accidents could have led to much more dramatic consequences.
Among these accidents, a part of a building façade collapsed in the Boulevard du Midi, in Brussels. 20 people were evacuated. Fortunately, no casualties were reported in the event… the consequences clearly could have been more dramatic…