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midnight

(26,624 posts) Sun Jun 9, 2013, 05:00 PM Jun 2013

Link to photos of Europe's historic flooding this past week.. [View all]

Flooding Across Central Europe
JUN 7, 2013 |
Heavy rainfall over Europe during the the past week has swollen many rivers past their flood stage, wreaking havoc unseen in decades across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic. At least 18 people across the region have been killed, and tens of thousands have been evacuated. In Germany, the crest of the Elbe River is now approaching the North Sea, as the swollen Danube River is surging toward the Hungarian capital of Budapest. Collected here are images from the past several days of those affected by these historic floods, even as meteorologists predict more rain over the coming weekend. [36 photos]

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/06/flooding-across-central-europe/100530/

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Link to photos of Europe's historic flooding this past week.. [View all] midnight Jun 2013 OP

Ain't over yet dipsydoodle Jun 2013 #1

Thanks for this link, I haven't seen the news, didn't know about it. Terrible. northoftheborder Jun 2013 #2

Some will proffer it's God's curse for man's wickedness; some will say global climate indepat Jun 2013 #3

Pure prophetisism (sic) ! ananda Jun 2013 #5

As I was leaving Vienna this week, the entire island of Donau was underwater Recursion Jun 2013 #4

When I posted this, I was curious about people traveling in these areas... I hope you're in a midnight Jun 2013 #10

Yeah. I was living there for a month and working at the International Center on Donau. Recursion Jun 2013 #11

I wonder how Poland fared? alfredo Jun 2013 #14

So awful. It makes the flooding that we have avebury Jun 2013 #6

Worse than Katrina here? ReRe Jun 2013 #7

One can't get rich from what PBS pays. alfredo Jun 2013 #15

How awful. MNBrewer Jun 2013 #8

I have friends in Czech Republic that have been flooded out. They say it's very, very bad. nt. polly7 Jun 2013 #9

polly this is so sad to hear.... I look at the extent of the water damage and can't imagine where midnight Jun 2013 #12

Reminds me of Grand Forks, ND in 1997. Aquavit Jun 2013 #13

wow. n-t Logical Jun 2013 #16

someone help this kitty! Liberal_in_LA Jun 2013 #17