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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: Dresden reels as floods hit - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2198513.stm
Flood levels on the river Elbe are at a record high, forcing thousands of people from their homes as the city tries to protect its treasures. |
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BBC: Czechs return to flooded homes - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2198767.stm
Some people returned home as flood waters in Prague receded, but many areas of the historic city remained off-limits after the worst flooding in 200 years. |
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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: 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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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: 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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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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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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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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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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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: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: 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: 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: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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ReliefWeb: Czech Republic Floods - Aug - http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/vLND/B7EF67B0A1C81066C1256C150037A01B?OpenDocument&StartKey=Czech+Republic:+Floods+-+Aug+2002&ExpandView
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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: 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. |