Central Europe
Central Europe: Floods Threaten Many Countries
Date: April 4th, 2006 |
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Flooding from melting snow and heavy rain threatened a repeat of the catastrophic floods of 2002. Floods forced evacuations in the Czech Republic, where a state of emergency was declared in seven of its 14 regions, in Hungary, Germany and Slovakia. Serbia and Romania were on high alert. Unlike the floods of 2002, the current [read more]
Central Europe
Date: May 13th, 2002 | No Comments
Blizzards across central Europe blocked roads and cut off hundreds of villages in Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic last week. The army was called out in all three countries over the February 14 weekend to help clear roads and air-drop emergency supplies to snowbound towns. Check with authorities before venturing outside major cities. Heavy [read more]
Central Europe: Floods
Date: August 23rd, 2005 | No Comments
Three days of torrential rain caused extensive flooding in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria. In Switzerland, rail service through the Alps to Italy was shut down and many major roads were closed. Several villages, including the resort town of Grindelwald, were cut off and floods threatened parts of Interlaken and Bern, the [read more]
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