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THE GREAT DELUGE: Mass Evacuations – Thousands Flee Floods In Germany And Hungary!

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June 10, 2013

Andre Heath

Published on Jun 10, 2013

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June 10, 2013 – GERMANY – Tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes as the River Elbe burst through a dam and flooded parts of eastern Germany.

Today the Elbe breached another levee on its relentless march towards the North Sea, forcing Germany to evacuate ten villages and close one of the country’s main railway routes.

Upstream there was some relief as the river slipped back from record levels in Magdeburg, the capital of Saxony-Anhalt state.

At least 21 flood-related deaths have been in reported in central Europe following a week of heavy rain, leading to rivers swelling and extensive damage.

The latest confirmed death was an 80-year-old man in Austria who died of a heart attack yesterday during the clean-up operation in the wake of floods.

Magdeburg had water levels more than 16ft above normal over the weekend, although the Elbe has now retreated by about a foot.

More than 23,000 people had to leave their homes in the city when the electricity was cut off and streets flooded.

But further downstream, a levee at Fischbeck, west of Berlin, was breached overnight, prompting officials to evacuate ten villages in the area.

Germany’s national railway had to close a bridge near Fischbeck on the line from Berlin to Cologne, Frankfurt and Amsterdam.

Residents in the Rothensee neighbourhood of Magdeburg were evacuated with tanks, trucks and buses.

‘Rothensee is filling up like a bathtub,’ army spokesman Andre Sabzog told news agency dpa.

Around 700 soldiers were trying to build a dam of sandbags around a power substation to protect it from the Elbe.

If the substation floods, thousands of households would be left without water and it would lead to a breakdown of the neighborhood’s dewatering pumps.

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Flash Flood – Philippines, Multiple areas, [Mindanao-wide] : Four people died while two others went missing and over 700 families have been affected by flashfloods and landslides brought about the recent inter-tropical convergence zone

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June 10, 2013

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Flash Flood in Philippines on Sunday, 09 June, 2013 at 16:50 (04:50 PM) UTC.

 

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Four people died while two others went missing and over 700 families have been affected by flashfloods and landslides brought about the recent inter-tropical convergence zone (ICTZ) in a region on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. Initial government reports have placed at 2 million pesos (Dh173,814.49) the damages caused by the calamity in agriculture, property and infrastructure, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). Eduardo del Rosario, executive director of NDRRMC, has identified the fatalities as Fatima Maghanoy, 12; Sherlyn Mae Maghanoy, 7; and Eziquil Meziah Maghanoy, 3- all residents of Kabalasan town, province of Zamboanga Sibugay-and Cesar Castro, 50. He said the Maghanoys were buried in a landslide as a result of ICTZ – an area near the equator where northeast and southeast trade winds come together-while Castro, who hailed from Quezon town in Bukidnon province, drowned in a flashflood. He added that 45-year-old Josie Anastacio, a resident of Sergio Osmena town, in Zamboanga del Norte province, had gone missing along with another Maghanoy, Eugene, 9. About 775 families, meanwhile, have been affected by flashfloods that hit five barangays (villages)-Maa District, Matina Crossing, Matina Pangi, Talomo and Tugbok District – in Davao City, and have since been staying in evacuation centres for days now. A landslide has also destroyed public markets, schools, day-care centres and roads in Barangays Tinago and San Isidro, in Sergio Osmena.

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4 die, 2 missing in flashflood in Mindanao

 

Families affected put at 775, initial damages at Dh173,000

 

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Four people died while two others went missing and over 700 families have been affected by flashfloods and landslides brought about the recent inter-tropical convergence zone (ICTZ) in a region on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao.

Initial government reports have placed at 2 million pesos (Dh173,814.49) the damages caused by the calamity in agriculture, property and infrastructure, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).

Eduardo del Rosario, executive director of NDRRMC, has identified the fatalities as Fatima Maghanoy, 12; Sherlyn Mae Maghanoy, 7; and Eziquil Meziah Maghanoy, 3— all residents of Kabalasan town, province of Zamboanga Sibugay—and Cesar Castro, 50. 

He said the Maghanoys were buried in a landslide as a result of ICTZ — an area near the equator where northeast and southeast trade winds come together—while Castro, who hailed from Quezon town in Bukidnon province, drowned in a flashflood.

 

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Flash Flood – Cuba, Province of Pinar del Rio, [Pinar del Rio-wide] : The torrential rains in western Cuba over the past week caused “severe losses” to agriculture and damaged more than 1,900 homes in Pinar del Rio province

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June 10, 2013

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1,900 Homes Damaged by Torrential Rains in Cuba

1,900 Homes Damaged by Torrential Rains in Cuba

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Flash Flood Cuba Province of Pinar del Rio, [Pinar del Rio-wide] Damage level Details

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Flash Flood in Cuba on Sunday, 09 June, 2013 at 16:47 (04:47 PM) UTC.

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The torrential rains in western Cuba over the past week caused “severe losses” to agriculture and damaged more than 1,900 homes in Pinar del Rio province, the hardest hit by the storm, official media said Saturday. Though authorities have not yet reported the total amount of damage, the local press estimated Saturday that more than 1,900 homes were damaged and another 437 are still underwater, while more than 2,600 people remain evacuated because of the floods. Corn, sweet potato, cassava, melon and cucumber crops suffered the principal losses, though still not quantified, while tobacco crops seem to have had no outright losses but have suffered “the ill effects of excess dampness,” according to the state-run National News Agency. Growers in Cuba’s so-called land of tobacco, Pinar del Rio, fear that over 13,000 tons of the leaf could be lost to damage from the humidity and the possible collapse of storehouses where the tobacco is dried.

Authorities of the province, located on the extreme west end of the island, called for immediate “recovery” action and eliminated the “alarm” phase established Wednesday due to the intensity of the rains that began last week as part of a wide low-pressure area over the extreme southeastern Gulf of Mexico. The downpours, which were later associated with the path of Tropical Storm Andrea to Florida, left an accumulated 422 millimeters (17 inches) of rain in six days, 188 percent more than the historical average of rainfall during the month of June in the region. Meanwhile dams in the province showed a rise in water level from 50 percent to 85 percent of capacity after the rains. Cuban media said this Saturday that there are no longer areas left incommunicado by the floods, and a large number of the more than 600 electrical outages reported have been fixed. Besides Pinar del Rio, rainstorms affected the western provinces of Artemisa, Mayabeque and La Habana.

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1,900 Homes Damaged by Torrential Rains in Cuba

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The torrential rains in western Cuba over the past week caused “severe losses” to agriculture and damaged more than 1,900 homes in Pinar del Rio province, the hardest hit by the storm, official media said Saturday.

Though authorities have not yet reported the total amount of damage, the local press estimated Saturday that more than 1,900 homes were damaged and another 437 are still underwater, while more than 2,600 people remain evacuated because of the floods.

Corn, sweet potato, cassava, melon and cucumber crops suffered the principal losses, though still not quantified, while tobacco crops seem to have had no outright losses but have suffered “the ill effects of excess dampness,” according to the state-run National News Agency.

Growers in Cuba’s so-called land of tobacco, Pinar del Rio, fear that over 13,000 tons of the leaf could be lost to damage from the humidity and the possible collapse of storehouses where the tobacco is dried.

 

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Flood – Germany, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg [Elbe River] : More than 80,000 emergency personnel including firefighters and soldiers were on duty and more than 15,000 people to evacuate the eastern city of Magdeburg

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June 10, 2013

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Firefighters and volunteers in Nagymaros lay sandbags to keep the flood waters at bay

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10.06.2013 Flood Germany Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg [Elbe River] Damage level Details

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Flood in Germany on Sunday, 09 June, 2013 at 09:43 (09:43 AM) UTC.

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Updated: Sunday, 09 June, 2013 at 09:45 UTC
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More than 80,000 emergency personnel including firefighters and soldiers were on duty Saturday, working aggressively to contain the most dramatic floods in Germany in a decade. Thousands of residents were still unable to return to their homes, and bridges and streets were impassable in many regions of eastern and southern Germany. Twenty people reportedly have already died in the floods across central Europe after several days of heavy rains. Thousands have been put up in emergency shelters waiting for the waters to recede so they can get back to their homes. German news agency dpa said people in Magdeburg in Saxony-Anhalt were anxiously waiting downstream as the crest of the Elbe river approached Saturday. Authorities evacuated a nursing home and turned off electricity in several parts of the city. Where the Saale river meets the Elbe, about 3,000 people had to leave their homes. “The coming days will be extreme and difficult,” Magdeburg’s mayor, Lutz Truemper, told news agency dpa.

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Flood in Germany on Sunday, 09 June, 2013 at 09:43 (09:43 AM) UTC.

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Updated: Monday, 10 June, 2013 at 04:06 UTC
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German authorities have urged more than 15,000 people to evacuate the eastern city of Magdeburg has flood levels reached record levels. Meanwhile, people in Budapest are bracing as the surging Danube approaches. The water level of the Elbe river in Magdeburg Sunday reached nearly 7.4 meters (24 feet), up from the normal level of two meters. The peak level was 70 centimeters above that reached during the last catastrophic floods in 2002, when the river’s maximum was 6.72 meters. “We hope that the dikes will withstand the pressure over the coming days, but we can’t be 100 percent sure,” said fire service spokesman Andreas Hamann, who is one of 1,200 emergency staff working in the area. Flooding in Germany and across central Europe has caused billions of euros of damage and killed at least 18 people. The evacuations in Magdeburg were described as a precaution, but a city spokesman said “people really are supposed to leave” when confronted with danger. A total of 23,000 have been asked to evacuate the city this weekend.

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Thousands flee flood-hit parts of Germany and Hungary

Thousands have had to leave their homes, as Stephen Evans reports

Some 23,000 people were forced to leave their homes in the east German city of Magdeburg after a dam burst on the flood-swollen River Elbe.

Although water levels in Magdeburg were reported to be subsiding on Monday, other parts of the state of Saxony-Anhalt remain under threat.

In Hungary, 1,200 people had to leave their homes but in the capital Budapest flood defences appear to have held.

At least 18 people have died in the floods in Central Europe.

Analysts say the damage will cost billions of euros to clean up.

The authorities in Germany are investigating an anonymous letter threatening attacks on several dams.

The motive behind the threats is not known, but the threat is being taken seriously, says the BBC’s Stephen Evans in Berlin.

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With levels on the Danube peaking, the mayor of Budapest sought to reassure the city’s inhabitants and said leaking dykes had been fixed.

“Budapest is not at risk of a catastrophe, the level is not expected to rise significantly,” Istvan Tarlos said.

Firefighters and volunteers in Nagymaros lay sandbags to keep the flood waters at bay

Along more than 700km (470 miles) of the River Danube, thousands of people, including many volunteers and even convicts from the prisons, worked to reinforce earth and sandbag barriers,

More than 1,200 people have been evacuated from their homes along the river, although no flood-related deaths have yet been reported in Hungary.

In Magdeburg, the capital of Saxony-Anhalt state, more than 23,000 people left their homes on Sunday as flood waters rose to 7.44m (24ft), nearly four times higher than normal (2m).

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Flood – Czech Republic, Capital City, Prague/ Germany Saxony, Dresden UPDATE : 10 people were confirmed dead in Czech Republic,about nine others are reportedly missing. Prague, is preparing for more flooding as the Vltava river is continuing to rise.

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June 6, 2013

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06.06.2013 Flood Czech Republic Capital City, Prague Damage level Details

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Flood in Czech Republic on Monday, 03 June, 2013 at 03:06 (03:06 AM) UTC.

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Updated: Tuesday, 04 June, 2013 at 04:09 UTC
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Czech officials have said the waters of the Vltava river could reach critical levels in the capital city Prague as torrential rain continued to cause chaos and claim lives across central Europe. At least eight people have died and at least two are missing after heavy rain caused landslides and swelled river waters to dangerously high levels in three countries. Czech officials said the waters of the Vltava river could reach critical levels in Prague and that special metal walls were being erected to prevent flooding. Interim Mayor Tomas Hudecek said they were shutting down eight stations of the capital’s subway network and urging people not to travel to the city. Anticipating traffic problems, the mayor said all nursery, elementary and high schools in the Czech capital will be closed today. In the nearby town of Trebenice where a woman was found dead in the rubble after a summer cottage collapsed due to the raging water, authorities discovered the dead body of a man, Czech public television reported. Separately, at least three other people were reportedly missing.

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Flood in Czech Republic on Monday, 03 June, 2013 at 03:06 (03:06 AM) UTC.

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Updated: Tuesday, 04 June, 2013 at 04:43 UTC
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The government of Czech Republic declared a state of emergency across much of the country on Monday. In Prague, the fire brigade erected flood barriers to try to protect the Old Town from the swollen Vltava River, which flows through the Czech capital. Meteorologists said the flooding in Prague and other areas of the country probably had not yet reached their peak. Heavy rainfall has also caused heavy flooding in low-lying regions of Austria – as well as landslides on some mountains. The number of deaths attributed to the flooding rose to two on Monday after the body of a man missing since Saturday evening was recovered. There has been at least one flood-related death in Germany and six in the Czech Republic since the floods hit. The European Commission noted that help would be available to the victims of the current flooding through the European Solidarity Fund, which it set up after the last major floods to hit the region in 2002. “I want to assure those affected and the politicians, too, that the European family will lend support to its member states and help where it’s needed the most,” said Johannes Hahn, a spokesperson for EU Regional Policy Commissioner.

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Flood in Czech Republic on Monday, 03 June, 2013 at 03:06 (03:06 AM) UTC.

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Updated: Tuesday, 04 June, 2013 at 08:32 UTC
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On Tuesday, at least e10 pople wre confirmeed dead in Czech Republic. About nine others are reportedly missing. Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas declared a state of emergency on June 2 and promised relief aid. The Czech Republic capital, Prague, is preparing for more flooding as the Vltava river is continuing to rise.

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Flood in Czech Republic on Monday, 03 June, 2013 at 03:06 (03:06 AM) UTC.

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Updated: Thursday, 06 June, 2013 at 14:04 UTC
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In the Czech Republic, firefighters said some 700 Czech villages, towns and cities have been hit by flooding in the last few days and some 20,500 people had to be evacuated. In the country’s north, the water in the Elbe reached its highest level overnight and began to recede Thursday.

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Aerial footage shows extent of flooding across Europe

Flooding in the German city of Dresden and Czech capital Prague is een from the air, as the death toll due to the floods in Europe rises to at least 10.

9:28PM BST 04 Jun 2013

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Another nine people have been reported missing in the floods that have also swept through Austria and Switzerland.

Peak floodwaters coursing out of the Czech Republic were expected to hit Dresden, capital of the German province of Saxony, along the Elbe in three to four days.

Many areas of Dresden were already badly flooded on Tuesday, including some parts of the historic city centre.

Cities and towns in the German states of Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia and Brandenburg were also hit with flooding.

Seven of those killed in the floods were in the Czech Republic, where a man was found dead in the water in eastern Bohemia on Tuesday.

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Woman wakeboards along street in flood-hit Czech Republic

Video of a woman wakeboarding through the flooded streets of a Czech town has provided a rare moment of levity for the Czech Republic as it continues to battle the worst flooding in over decade.

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The video, which has become an internet hit in the Czech Republic, shows the 26-year old, known only as Mila, being towed by a car and skimming along the water-filled streets of the town of Pisek in southern Bohemia.

“We were going round the town taking pictures and then we saw children splashing in the water and that gave us the idea,” Radek, the man who made the video, told the Czech press. “We thought we could go boarding.”

The wakeboarding video came as vast flood waters caused by days of torrential rain continued to leave a trail of death and destruction across the Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

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Flood in Germany on Thursday, 06 June, 2013 at 14:02 (02:02 PM) UTC.

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The surging Elbe River crested Thursday in the eastern German city of Dresden, sparing the historic city center but engulfing wide areas of the Saxony capital. Residents and emergency crews had worked through the night to fight the floods in Dresden. The German military and the national disaster team sent more support in a frantic effort to sandbag levees and riverbanks as floodwaters that have claimed 16 lives since last week surged north. “Everybody’s afraid but the people are simply fantastic and sticking together,” said Dresden resident Silvia Fuhrmann, who had brought food and drinks to those building sandbag barriers. The Elbe hit 8.76 meters (28 feet, 9 inches) around midday – well above its regular level of two meters (6 1/2 feet). Still, that was not high enough to damage city’s famous opera, cathedral and other buildings in its historic city center, which was devastated in a flood in 2002. Germany has 60,000 local emergency personnel and aid workers, as well as 25,000 federal disaster responders and 16,000 soldiers now fighting the floods. Farther downstream, the town of Lauenburg – just southwest of Hamburg – evacuated 150 houses along the Elbe, n-tv news reported, as the floodwaters roared toward the North Sea.

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Flood – Germany, State of Bavaria, [Danube River affected area]

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June 3, 2013

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The rivers Inn (back) and Danube flood the old city of Passau, southern Germany, on June 3, 2013. Due to heavy and ongoing rainfalls, parts of the southern state of Bavaria were flooded. CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images

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A person looks at the heavily damaged road between Lofer and Waidring in the Austrian province of Tyrol, Monday, June. 3, 2013. Heavy rainfalls caused floods along rivers and lakes in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)

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Rescuers navigate through an overflooded street in Passau, southern Germany, on June 3, 2013. Parts of the eastern and southern Germany were flooded due to heavy and ongoing rainfalls. CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images

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03.06.2013 Flood Germany State of Bavaria, [Danube River affected area] Damage level Details

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Flood in Germany on Monday, 03 June, 2013 at 03:17 (03:17 AM) UTC.

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The ongoing rain continues here in southern German state of Bavaria on Sunday, resulting in emergency to many parts and even to neighboring countries. The flood situation worsened in much of southern and eastern Bavaria as a result of the week-long rain. The areas of the Danube and Inn are mainly affected. In Passau, which lies at the joint point of the Danube, Inn and Ilz, the authorities expect a new record level of the Danube by early Monday morning. The old town of Passau is already under water. Some streets are cut off power supply due to security concerns. It will be decided in the city of Regensburg in the next few hours whether about 250 residents should leave their neighborhood. The Tegernsee in Bavaria is currently rising by about 10 centimeters per hour. The power supply there is also interrupted to some extent. Parts of the highway A8 are locked at the freshwater lake Chiemsee. The railway also has big problems in the flooded areas, with several routes being blocked. The neighboring states are also affected, including Saxony and Baden-Wuerttemberg.

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Flood in Germany on Monday, 03 June, 2013 at 03:17 (03:17 AM) UTC.

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In Germany, where at least four people have died or are missing, Chancellor Angela Merkel promised federal support for affected areas and said the army would be deployed if necessary. Several cities, including Chemnitz in the east, and Passau and Rosenheim in the south, issued disaster warnings. Passau’s mayor, Juergen Dupper, warned that the water might rise above record levels of 2002 in the city, which lies at the confluence of three rivers. Large stretches of the Rhine, Main and Neckar rivers have been closed to ship traffic, the German news agency DPA reported.

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Flood in Germany on Monday, 03 June, 2013 at 03:17 (03:17 AM) UTC.

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Updated: Monday, 03 June, 2013 at 09:30 UTC
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Raging waters from three rivers have flooded large parts of the southeast German city of Passau following days of heavy rainfall in central Europe. A spokesman for the city’s crisis center said Monday that the situation was “extremely dramatic” and waters are expected to rise further by midday to their level highest in 70 years. Herbert Zillinger told The Associated Press that much of the city was inaccessible except by boat and electricity supplies have been shut off as a precaution.

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Thousands flee flooding in central Europe

Thousands of people have fled their homes in Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria as central Europe is hit by heavy flooding.

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11:48AM BST 03 Jun 2013

In Germany, raging waters from three rivers poured into the old town of Passau, one of the cities worst hit by flooding that has spread across a large area of central Europe.

Rescuers used boats to transport residents from flooded parts of the city to dry land as officials warned that water levels – already the highest in 70 years – could rise further. A spokesman for the city’s crisis centre said much of Passau was inaccessible on foot and the electricity supply had been shut down as a precaution.

“The situation is extremely dramatic,” spokesman Herbert Zillinger told The Associated Press.

Water from the Danube, Inn and Ilz rivers rose above markers set in 1954, when the city suffered its worst flooding in living memory. Zillinger said levels would continue to rise throughout the day.

Rivers in Saxony and Baden-Wuerttemberg, as well as in Bavaria, have burst their banks, according to a Sueddeutsche Zeitung report. A man was found dead in Salzburg, Austria, and two others are missing, according to the Salzburger Nachrichten. The army is also helping civil authorities.

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Flood – Czech Republic, Capital City, Prague

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June 3, 2013

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Statue of Indian spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy is seen in flooded Vltava river in central Prague, Czech Republic, Flood danger was declared in also in others regions in western and northern parts of the Czech Republic. Photo: EPA

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Flood in Czech Republic on Monday, 03 June, 2013 at 03:06 (03:06 AM) UTC.

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At least two people have been killed in devastating floods gripping the western Czech Republic. The disaster caused by torrential rains has prompted the evacuation of metro stations, several hospitals and the zoo in the capital. Heavy rain over the weekend has resulted in flood warnings in west, north, central and south Bohemia. At least one woman is dead, after her home collapsed in Trebenice u Prahy, southwest of Prague and two people are missing after their raft overturned on the River Berounka in Hlasna Treban in central Bohemia. In Prague, rescue workers, aided by the army, have set up flood barriers for the first time since the devastating floods of 2002. Hospitals, retirement homes and cultural institutions as well as the zoo are being evacuated across the city. A state of emergency has been declared in the Czech Republic due to the threat of flooding, Prime Minister Petr Nečas announced in a televised address. He added that the government has allocated 300 million Czech Koruna ($15 million ) to battle the flooding. “The situation is very serious,” acting mayor Tomas Hudecek stated, as water levels in the Vltava, the river that flows through Prague, reached 1,513 cubic meters per second. During the 2002 floods 5,000 cubic meters was flowing through the city every second, according to the Prague Post. The rising water levels have interrupted rail services between Bohemia and Moravia, with trains being stopped near Kolin. The flooding also partially damaged half of the 51 metro stations in Prague, with 17 of them submerged, local media Ceskenoviny reports adding that the total damage was put at 73 billion Czech Koruna (about $4 billion) , 27 billion (about $1,5 billion) of which in Prague only.

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Flood in Czech Republic on Monday, 03 June, 2013 at 03:06 (03:06 AM) UTC.

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Updated: Monday, 03 June, 2013 at 05:26 UTC
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Czech officials said special metal walls had been erected in Prague to prevent flooding as the Vltava river approached critical levels. Interim mayor Tomas Hudecek said authorities were shutting down eight stations of the capital’s metro network and urging people not to travel. Three metro lines in central Prague would remain closed on Monday, as would all schools, he said. Two people were found dead in the nearby town of Trebenice, one of them a woman discovered in the rubble after a summer cottage collapsed due to the raging water, Czech public television reported. At least three other people have been reported missing. Many roads and train lines were closed, including the main one from Prague to the eastern part of the country. Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas said 300 soldiers had been deployed to help local authorities and up to 2,000 placed on standby. The government declared a state of emergency in six regions. Thousands of people have had to be evacuated from their homes across the country. In Prague, authorities ordered the evacuation of parts of the city’s zoo near the river and patients from a Prague hospital were moved to higher ground.

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Flood in Czech Republic on Monday, 03 June, 2013 at 03:06 (03:06 AM) UTC.

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Updated: Monday, 03 June, 2013 at 09:29 UTC
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The worst floods to hit the Czech Republic in a decade forced the evacuation of almost 2,700 people from low-lying areas while the rising water threatened Prague’s historic center, forced school closures and disrupted public transport. Czech police said at least five people had died in the flooding. Firefighters evacuated homes in western regions and in villages outside the capital on Sunday and Monday, rescuing 200 people. Flooding was also reported in Austria and water levels rose in Germany and Poland after heavy rain in central Europe over the past week swelled rivers. At least one person died and two were missing in Austria near Salzburg.

The subway network in central Prague was halted on Monday due to the weather, for the first time since massive floods submerged the city in 2002 and caused billions of dollars of damage in the Czech Republic. Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas declared a state of emergency for most of the nation on Sunday and pledged 300 million crowns ($15.11 million) for relief efforts. Troops started putting anti-flood barriers in place in Prague and volunteers helped pile up sandbags in areas popular with tourists in the ancient center. The landmark Charles Bridge was closed and workers evacuated parts of Prague zoo. Levels on the Vltava river that cuts through Prague’s center continued to rise on Monday. A spokeswoman for the state river management company said the levels could peak in the afternoon likely at half the level recorded in 2002. Meteorologists said the steady rains that have hit the country in the past week could ease in coming days, according to CTK news agency.

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Worst flooding for a decade hits Prague

The Czech capital Prague declared a state of emergency as the worst flooding for over a decade tore into the city, threatening to engulf the streets of its historic heart.

Worst flooding for a decade hits Prague

Statue of Indian spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy is seen in flooded Vltava river in central Prague, Czech Republic, Flood danger was declared in also in others regions in western and northern parts of the Czech Republic. Photo: EPA

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3:51PM BST 03 Jun 2013

Supported by troops and volunteers, Prague’s fire brigade erected metal flood barriers and sandbag walls in a battle to keep the River Vltava at bay while at the city’s zoo tigers were tranquillised as part of an animal exodus to the safety of dry ground.

Schools were closed, much of the Prague transport system shut down and the famous Charles Bridge spanning the Vltava usually jammed with thousands of tourists fell lifeless after local authorities closed it.

Days of torrential rain have carpeted central Europe and turned placid rivers into raging, muddy torrents that have claimed the lives of about eight people and destroyed scores of homes and buildings across the Czech Republic, southern Germany and Austria.

In the Czech Republic over 7,000 people have been evacuated, and Petr Necas, the Czech prime minister, said he had ordered the release of emergency funding for people who have lost their homes to the flooding. The country’s health ministry warned of the spread of waterborne diseases owing to flooding disrupting water supplies and flushing raw sewage onto the streets.

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Heavy flooding reaches Prague [VIDEO]

Gov’t declares state of emergency as the Vltava River swells to critical levels

Posted: June 2, 2013

By News Desk – Team

Heavy flooding reaches Prague [VIDEO]

Walter Novak

The Kampa and Střelecký islands in the historic Prague city center were underwater as of the morning of June 3.

VIDEO: Click here for a video of the floods taken from the Vltava riverbank the morning of June 3.

Seven people have been confirmed dead and four are missing as a result of the flooding that has devastated parts of the Czech Republic, a police spokeswoman said Monday.

In addition, as of Monday, more than 7,100 people have been evacuated from areas threatened by floodwaters after rivers throughout the country spilled over their banks.

A state of emergency remains in effect in regions including Prague. The army has been dispatched to help with emergency manoeuvres.

Authorities said 2,800 cubic meters of water flowed through the capital Monday afternoon. Environment Minister Tomáš Chalupa expects water flow in Prague to reach a rate of up to 3,500 cubic meters per second and peak during the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Prime Minister Petr Nečas said the government has earmarked 4.5 billion Kč in relief and reconstruction aid. Those afflicted by the flooding will be eligible to receive up to 51,140 Kč in individual compensation.

Some 2,000 soldiers have been deployed to help clear areas damaged by the flooding. More than half of those evacuated hail from the central Bohemian region.

In Prague, riverside businesses and homes have been cleared, including in the historical center. Public transport authorities have closed major segments of all three metro lines as well as trams, and a replacement service has been deployed throughout the city.

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Flood – State of Texas, San Antonio : Two women died Saturday – one of them after being swept away moments after being inches from her would-be rescuers – due to raging floodwaters in San Antonio

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May 25, 2013

Earth Watch Report  -  Flooding

(AP Photo/Eric Gay). A San Antonio metro bus sits in floodwaters after it was swept off the road during heavy rains, Saturday, May 25, 2013, in San Antonio.

(AP Photo/Eric Gay). A San Antonio metro bus sits in floodwaters after it was swept off the road during heavy rains, Saturday, May 25, 2013, in San Antonio.

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Published on May 25, 2013

It’s a real mess in south-central Texas. Heavy rains have led to massive flooding. Fire officials say about 130 people have been rescued from their homes and cars in the San Antonio area. (May 25)

 

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Flood in USA on Sunday, 26 May, 2013 at 04:47 (04:47 AM) UTC.

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Two women died Saturday – one of them after being swept away moments after being inches from her would-be rescuers – due to raging floodwaters in San Antonio, which braced for yet more drenching rains. At one point Saturday, a storm and subsequent floods had knocked out power to about 12,000 customers and spurred the closure of dozens of streets in the Texas city and the surrounding county, authorities said. Scores of people had to be evacuated due to floods and other issues, and Fire Chief Charles Hood noted there had been about 250 water-related calls – in addition to ones for things like medical emergencies, accidents and more – in the first 15 hours of Saturday. The greatest concern had to do with people getting too close to fast-moving, deceptive and unpredictable floodwaters. “We’re asking folks to observe low-water crossing (warnings), to use common sense and to stay off the road if possible,” Mayor Julian Castro said. The first confirmed fatality – a woman around age 30 – was reported around 7:30 a.m. (8:30 a.m. ET), and her body was about three hours later, police Chief William McManus said. Some time later, an older female driver went into water that was 4 feet above flood markers. Firefighters got to her vehicle and broke a window – with one firefighter cutting his hand – Hood explained. Then, as the would-be rescuers tried to get her from her vehicle, “the currents changed and washed that vehicle away,” the fire chief said.

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San Antonio flooding kills 2; 200-plus rescued

Posted: May 25, 2013 4:29 PM CST Updated: May 25, 2013 10:29 PM CST

(AP Photo/Eric Gay). A flood gage shows waters just under 10 feet at an intersection, Saturday, May 25, 2013, in San Antonio.

(AP Photo/Eric Gay). A flood gage shows waters just under 10 feet at an intersection, Saturday, May 25, 2013, in San Antonio.

(AP Photo/Eric Gay). A man surveys floodwaters caused by heavy rains, Saturday, May 25, 2013, in San Antonio.

(AP Photo/Eric Gay). A man surveys floodwaters caused by heavy rains, Saturday, May 25, 2013, in San Antonio.

By MICHAEL BRICK
Associated PressSAN ANTONIO (AP) – Torrential rains swamped San Antonio with flash floods on Saturday, leaving at least two people dead as emergency workers rushed to rescue more than 200 residents stranded in cars and homes.

“It was pretty crazy,” said Gera Hinojosa, a valet parking cars downtown after the storm. “It was pretty unexpected. We hardly got any warning about it.”

For two women, the storm turned fatal.

One became trapped in her car and climbed to the roof before being swept away in floodwaters, said San Antonio Fire Department spokesman Christian Bove. Her body was later found against a fence, he said. Her name was not immediately released.

Emergency officials also found the body of a woman who was swept away in her car while firefighters were trying to rescue her. Her name also was not released, but Bove said she was in her 60s.

In suburban Schertz, a teenage boy who was swept away while trying to cross the swollen Cibolo Creek was still missing Saturday night.

The Fire Department conducted more than 235 rescues across the city, some by inflatable boats, authorities said. They continued their search into the evening.

“We’ll be out there as long as daylight permits and again in the morning if the water recedes,” San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood said, adding that going into floodwaters was more dangerous for firefighters than entering a burning building.

By nightfall, water still pooled in ditches and underpasses. Several roadways were closed, including a major highway that links the suburbs and the city.

But even in low-lying neighborhoods along Commerce Street east of downtown – a faded stretch of clapboard houses and beauty parlors – yards were clear. In the tourist district around the River Walk, the streets were thick with weekend revelers.

While the water in some homes rose 4 feet high, according to Bove, most residents experienced the floods primarily as a major traffic hassle. Karen Herring, 50, who spent the day volunteering at a fitness contest at the AT&T Center, said participants complained of 3-hour drives across town.

 

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32,4 million people were forced to flee their homes in 2012 due to natural disasters such as floods, storms and earthquakes, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre

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May 18, 2013

Natural disasters uprooted more than 32 million people in 2012

Posted by Chillymanjaro on May 18, 2013

32,4 million people were forced to flee their homes last year due to natural disasters such as floods, storms and earthquakes, according to a report released by Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre on May 13, 2013. According to the report, 98% of those uprooted were displaced by climate- and weather-related events. Climate change is believed to play an increasingly significant role in global disasters. 2012 Special Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated that, “disasters associated with climate extremes influence population mobility and relocation, affecting host and origin communities.”

This map shows internal displacement worldwide in 2012 by state and number of displaced people. CLICK ON IMAGE FOR LARGER VIEW (Credit: NRC/IDMC)

Floods in India and Nigeria were responsible for 41 % of displacement worldwide last year. Monsoon floods in India uprooted about 6.9 million people, while in Nigeria some 6.1 million were newly displaced. While Asia and Africa were hardest affected, some 1.3 million people were displaced in wealthy nations, especially the United States. Last year, the U.S. was among the 10 countries that experienced the most new displacement. Following Hurricane Sandy, most of those displaced were able to find refuge in adequate temporary shelter while displaced from their own homes.

The largest regional increase in the number of internally displaced people in 2012 was in the Middle East and North Africa, where 2.5 million people were forced to flee their homes. There were almost 6 million affected in the region at the end of 2012, a rise of 40 % on the 2011. Asia showed the second highest increase in new displacement after the Middle East and North Africa, with 1.4 million people forced to flee their homes during 2012.

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Extreme Weather – China, Province of Hunan, [Hunan-wide] : Three people dead and 165,000 affected

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May 10, 2013

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Tornado uprooted trees in Caojia town in Xinhua County, Loudi city in central China’s Hunan Province on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. A torrential rainstorm started on Tuesday, injuring 24 people, affecting 18,400 people, toppling 262 houses, forcing the relocation of 276 people, and damaging 6758 mu (450.5 hectares) of crops in Caojia. Rescue work is underway, according to the local government. [Photo: Xinhua]

A man is walks through the water-logged Chaisang Road, in Jiujiang city, in southeast China’s Jiangxi Province on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Rainstorms battered Jiujiang Wednesday and left millions of local residents affected. [Photo: Xinhua]

Vehicles move through the flooded Chaisang Road, Jiujiang city, in southeast China’s Jiangxi Province on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. [Photo: Xinhua]

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Extreme Weather in China on Thursday, 09 May, 2013 at 04:48 (04:48 AM) UTC.

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Heavy rain started to lash 24 cities and counties in Hunan on Tuesday, killing three people and leaving 165,000 more affected, the provincial civil affairs bureau said in a statement. The rain also toppled 300 houses, forced the relocation of 1,600 people and damaged 14,000 hectares of crops. In Changsha, capital city of Hunan, rainstorms inundated roads and houses in low-lying areas and crippled traffic on Wednesday night. Rainstorms are forecast for Wednesday night and Thursday, while they will abate on Friday, according to provincial meteorological authorities. The weather is expected to clear up over the weekend.

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Rainstorms continue to batter Chinese provinces

CHANGSHA/GUANGZHOU, May 9 (Xinhua) –Heavy rain in central and south China killed at least six people and left tens of thousands of people affected and much cropland damaged.

Rain-triggered floods killed three workers who were working at around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday in a sewage pipe near a bus station in Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, local authorities said, adding that the bodies of the workers were retrieved at around 10:40 p.m.

Rain started to lash 24 cities and counties in Hunan on Tuesday, killing three people in landslides Tuesday, affecting 165,000 people, toppling 300 houses, forcing the relocation of 1,600 people and damaging 14,000 hectares of crops, the provincial government said.

In Changsha, capital of Hunan, rainstorms inundated roads and houses in low-lying areas and crippled traffic on Wednesday night.

Rainstorms were forecast for Wednesday night and Thursday, while they will abate on Friday, meteorologists said. The weather is expected to clear up over the weekend.

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