DEATH TOLL HITS 10 IN EUROPEAN FLOODING
Germany dispatched thousands of soldiers Tuesday to help cities and towns cope with flooding from the rain-soaked Danube and other southern rivers – reinforcements that came a day after the Bavarian city of Passau saw its worst flooding since 1501.
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Central European floods sweep on to Germany, leaving 11 dead in their wake
In Germany, about 10,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in low-lying areas of Saxony and thousands more from parts of Bavaria.
The 11 deaths since the weekend occurred across the Czech Republic, Austria, Poland and Germany, with the latest two reported in the south German town of Guenzburg, on the Danube.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/central-european-floods-sweep-on-to-germany-leaving-11-dead-in-their-wake-8643477.html
German flood waters reach 500-year high
Much of the city was inaccessible on foot and the electricity supply was shut down as a precaution, he said. Rescuers were using boats to remove people from flooded parts of the city. Authorities in the afternoon evacuated a prison that was in danger of being flooded, moving 60 inmates to nearby facilities on higher ground.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/european-flood-waters-reach-500-year-high/article12327220/
Germany dispatched thousands of soldiers Tuesday to help cities and towns cope with flooding from the rain-soaked Danube and other southern rivers – reinforcements that came a day after the Bavarian city of Passau saw its worst flooding since 1501.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_EUROPE_FLOODS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-06-04-09-52-45
Central European floods sweep on to Germany, leaving 11 dead in their wake
In Germany, about 10,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in low-lying areas of Saxony and thousands more from parts of Bavaria.
The 11 deaths since the weekend occurred across the Czech Republic, Austria, Poland and Germany, with the latest two reported in the south German town of Guenzburg, on the Danube.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/central-european-floods-sweep-on-to-germany-leaving-11-dead-in-their-wake-8643477.html
German flood waters reach 500-year high
Much of the city was inaccessible on foot and the electricity supply was shut down as a precaution, he said. Rescuers were using boats to remove people from flooded parts of the city. Authorities in the afternoon evacuated a prison that was in danger of being flooded, moving 60 inmates to nearby facilities on higher ground.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/european-flood-waters-reach-500-year-high/article12327220/