Floods in Central Europe (photo)
The Rhine, Vltava and Steyr have burst their banks. Salzburg, Passau and many Czech, Austrian, German and Swiss villages have been flooded.
4 people have died and 8 are missing due to floods in Central Europe. Prague has been affected most: rescuers and solders are building dikes on the Vltava and the metro has been closed.
An inhabitant of Prague was the first victim, ITAR-TASS reports. Three rescuers are missing.
The water level is expected to reach 11 metres in Passau, Bavaria. It has been raining for several days and Saxony, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg have been affected most – 2 people are missing there.
The extreme weather conditions have hindered the work of German railways. There is no information about cancelled trains.
The 2-montsh norm of precipitation has been registered in Austria in only a few days. One person died and 2 are missing. Several hundred people have been evacuated in the north and west of the country. Vienna is getting ready for the flood.
Prague, the Czech Republic:
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