Poland, Flooding and Central Europe
Hungary and Poland bolster river defences as flood’s death toll and damage rise
Poland has created a crisis fund equivalent to €468 million to respond to the floods, while the Czech government plans to rejig its budget to account for damage estimated at a potential $4 billion (€3.6 billion) and Austria has tripled its disaster fund to more than €1 billion.
Soldiers and volunteers battle to reinforce Poland and Hungary's river banks after severe floods
Polish officials expect more floods to peak around Friday in southern regions, though some predict it will happen sooner. | ITV National News
Flooding in Central Europe Leaves 5 Dead in Poland and 1 in Czech Republic
PRAGUE (AP) — Massive flooding in Central Europe killed five more people in Poland and one in Czech Republic, officials said Monday. The number of flood victims in southwestern Poland rose from one to five after the body of a surgeon returning from hospital duty was found in the town of Nysa, firefighters said.
Rising Rivers Threaten Southern Poland as Flooding Recedes Elsewhere in Central Europe
Soldiers and residents in southwestern Poland are laying sandbags near swollen rivers in the region of Wroclaw as they work to safeguard homes and businesses after days of flooding across Central Euro
Deadly floods in central Europe swirl towards Poland's historic Wroclaw
By Kuba Stezycki, Janis Laizans and Radovan Stoklasa WROCLAW, Poland/OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (Reuters) -Residents and emergency workers raced to secure river banks in the historic Polish city of Wroclaw on Tuesday,
Budapest and Poland's Wroclaw reinforce river banks ahead of more flooding in Central Europe
Soldiers and firefighters used sandbags to reinforce river embankments and delivered food and drinking water to cut-off communities as the worst flooding in years moved Tuesday across a broad swath of Central Europe,
Cities in Central Europe reinforce riverbanks ahead of more flooding
Soldiers and firefighters used sandbags to reinforce river embankments and delivered food and drinking water to cut-off communities as the worst flooding in years moved Tuesday across a broad swath of Central Europe,
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Poland's third-largest city looks to have withstood flood wave
By Barbara Erling WROCLAW, Poland (Reuters) -Flood defences in Poland's third-largest city Wroclaw looked to have held firm ...
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In Hungary, Danube burst its banks, flooding parliament in Budapest
In Budapest, the capital of Hungary, the Danube overflowed its banks and began to flood the streets, the water already ...
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Poland and Hungary on alert as floodwaters near peak in major cities
“The flood crest is forecast to exit the southern part of the country by mid-next week … by then, the riverbanks in ...
Poland declares state of natural disaster in areas affected by severe flooding
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that the decision will facilitate evacuation efforts and speed up financial aid for ...
Europe floods death toll rises after torrential rain in Czech Republic, Poland, Austria and Hungary
The extreme rainfall and flooding is the worst central and eastern Europe has seen in at least two decades, with several more ...
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Budapest Braces For Worst Floods In A Decade
The Danube River is expected to breach the city's quays on September 17, sparking urgent flood defense preparations ...