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BBC: Prague floods surge to new peaks - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2189695.stm
Thousands are evacuated from the heart of the Czech capital, threatened by floods that are causing havoc across Europe. |
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BBC: Russian flash floods wreak havoc - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2182647.stm
Rescue work continues on Russia's Black Sea coast where 21 die in flooding, as other parts of Europe suffer severe downpours. |
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BBC: Russian flood region on alert - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2181169.stm
An emergency is declared after floods strike the Black Sea coast, leaving at least two dead and forcing hundreds to evacuate. |
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BBC: In pictures: Floods hit Europe - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2183005.stm
Images of the flooding causing havoc in Russia and parts of eastern and central Europe. |
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Guardian: Chemical leaks threaten Prague as floods hit Dresden - http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2002/aug/15/naturaldisasters.weather1
Floodwaters produced a fresh crisis in the Czech Republic today as the owner of a chemical plant confirmed a leak of toxic chlorine gas 20km from the capital, Prague. |
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BBC: Germany gears up for flood costs - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2197107.stm
The German government, keen not to be seen as tight-fisted in an election year, promises a generous response to patch up flood damage. |
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BBC: Prague battles flood waters - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2192288.stm
The Vltava river is on the brink of bursting through flood barriers in the Czech capital, as more people flee their homes across the country. |
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BBC: Austrian anger grows over floods - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2192722.stm
Nick Thorpe reports from Austria where scientists claim the current flooding could have been prevented. |
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BBC: Dresden floods 'at their peak' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2199246.stm
Flood waters in historic Dresden appear to stabilise at record levels, but other east German cities remain under threat of being swamped. |
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BBC: Receding river leaves Prague desolate - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/2198007.stm
The BBC's Ray Furlong assesses the aftermath of the severe flooding of the Czech Republic's ancient capital Prague. |
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Guardian: Prague braced against rising floodwaters - http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2002/aug/13/naturaldisasters.globalwarming
Floodwaters were continuing to rise in Prague today, threatening the homes of more than 50,000 people. Across Europe, numerous rivers have burst their banks, punched their way through dams and bridges, and severed roads and railway lines. |
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Guardian: New surge threatens Germany - http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2002/aug/16/naturaldisasters.weather2
Hundreds of thousands of people in Germany, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania were waiting anxiously last night to see if the flood defences they have put in place would hold over the next few days as a renewed surge of water swept down the Elbe and Danube rivers. |
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Guardian: Deluge that could drown an industry - http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2002/aug/15/business.money
The bill to repair homes and businesses in flood-stricken countries in mainland Europe is estimated at more than €6bn and could increase as the waters rise, raising the threat of huge insurance claims |
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Guardian: 50,000 evacuated from Prague - http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2002/aug/13/weather.climatechange
Some 50,000 people were ordered out of their homes in Prague late last night as the biggest flood for more than a century threatened to swamp the medieval quarter of the Czech capital. |
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Guardian:Torrents threaten jewels of Prague - http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2002/aug/14/naturaldisasters.weather
The rain-lashed faces of the 28 stone saints which line Prague's famous 14th century Charles bridge were managing to keep their heads above water last night, but, like much of the city, they were close to succumbing to the raging waters of the Vltava river. |
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Guardian: 200,000 Czechs flee flood-hit homes - http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2002/aug/15/naturaldisasters.weather
The raging river Vltava came close to submerging Prague's historic city centre and two of the city's districts last night, as the rising torrent put hours of work and thousands of sandbags to the test. |
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Guardian: Schröder promises huge aid package - http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/aug/15/germany.johnhooper1
German officials warned last night of an environmental disaster if floodwater surging down the river Elbe swamped the huge chemicals complex at Bitterfeld, south-west of Berlin. |
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Guardian:Thousands flee Dresden floods - http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/aug/16/naturaldisasters.weather
Thousands of people were evacuated from areas near Dresden's historic centre today as floodwaters in the Elbe river reached an all-time high, spilling into a square close to some of the city's cultural landmarks. |
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Guardian:Floods threaten to swamp Prague - http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2002/aug/14/naturaldisasters.weather2
Emergency workers in the Czech capital of Prague today struggled to evacuate residents and tourists and save the city's historic Charles bridge from flood waters that have already claimed nine lives. |
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Guardian: Down in the flood - http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2002/aug/13/germany.weather
A personal account from the floods in Germany. |
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CNN.com - Prague cleans up as threat continues - http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/08/16/czech.floods/index.html
Flood waters are continuing to retreat from record levels in some parts of the Czech capital Prague, allowing the clean-up operation to begin and residents to return to their homes. |
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CNN.com - Prague: Despair and solidarity - http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/08/16/prague.tol.otsc/index.html
Andrew Gardner, editor at Prague-based Internet magazine Transitions Online (TOL), tells CNN how people living and working in Prague are coping with the flood damage to their homes and property, and the massive clean-up operation. |
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ReliefWeb: Czech Republic Floods - Aug - http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/vLND/B7EF67B0A1C81066C1256C150037A01B?OpenDocument&StartKey=Czech+Republic:+Floods+-+Aug+2002&ExpandView
Latest news, articles and reports. |
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CNN.com In-Depth: Floods Ravage Europe - http://europe.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2002/europe.floods/
Heavy rains across central and eastern Europe have created flooding conditions not seen for centuries. Recent news, articles and multimedia resources. |
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BBC: Czechs count the cost of floods - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2191221.stm
Flooding in Europe looks set seriously to disrupt the Czech Republic's economy, forcing the government to borrow more. |