let's bring in journalist chris burris live in belgium.behind you the devastations there for all to see. what is the latest where you are? >> reporter: the latest is the digging out continues but also a question of the electrical facilities, the water, the gas and over my shoulder, you just see i'm driving off now but that's the electrical company trying to restore the power. as of last night the electric company says about 40% of homes here had electricity and what is slowing them down is lots of electrical switching boxes, 40 of them across the town, many of them were so flooded and damaged that they're going to have to fix them, repair and replace them over the next sfrl days. people looking out their windows and confirmed they do not have electricity. they have water but that's it. when it comes to water even you have to watch out for that. the government is saying online check your water company to make sure the water is drinkable. if not, use bottled water. it is an ordeal as far as that is and also a question of digging things out a