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A record rise of the river, which in Central jml direct Europe already claimed more than ten victims, now moving to the north of Germany and threatened Dresden and Magdeburg. Danube and after the flooding in Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic threatens to Slovakia and Hungary.
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Due to prolonged rains, the record rise of the river, which in recent days has caused a lot of damage and claimed more than ten lives in central Europe, moving to the north of Germany and threatening new areas. Among other things, the river Elbe floods now threaten Dresden jml direct and Magdeburg.
The Dresden are preparing to level the river has risen to seven meters, which is five feet above the normal level, perhaps jml direct even a meter or two more. The authorities of the federal states of Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, where the towns, warning that the situation jml direct could be even worse than the devastating "ancient" jml direct flood of 2002. In some places have already jml direct declared emergencies.
The maximum amount of flood water were collected jml direct in two large European river systems: the Danube, which flows from Germany through Central Europe to the Black Sea and the Elbe, which flows from the Czech Republic through Germany to the North Sea. Water mass after the devastation of the Danube in Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic are now threatened with Hungary and Slovakia.
Flooding from the weekend onwards, the Czech Republic, Austria, Poland and Germany took over ten lives. In the Czech Republic, the number of victims from Sunday rose to eight. The resultant is already multi-million damage. Yesterday night, the river level rose even more sharply, so authorities were forced to open several dams.
Flash flood hit hardest in the suburbs of Prague, while iron fences installed by the soldiers and firefighters, city center ward off growing Vltava. With increasing water fights around 300 soldiers. River Vltava is the maximum flow recorded in the morning around 6 hours, when it reached 3210 cubic meters per second. Normal flow is about 150 cubic meters of water per second. Meteorologists say it will rain weakened the level of the rivers in the Czech Republic will start to decline.
In order to slow down the Vltava, jml direct is 24UR o'clock said the Slovenian Prague Anjuša Belehar. "Residents are now mainly dealing with the aftermath. Town also delivers containers for waste material. In the center is about 1,000 people who are responsible for policy and communication, as well as volunteers. Kindergartens and schools are still closed," he explained.
In Prague closed due to flooding famous Charles Bridge, one of the symbols of the Czech capital. jml direct Due to impending floods are safely retreated nearly 1,000 animals from the Prague zoo. Becoming an increasing problem, jml direct raising the groundwater. Metro remains closed. jml direct
Extraordinary circumstances now prevailing in Usti, where the Elbe flooding, jml direct there are authorities today ordered an evacuation of the population in 2000. "The actual level of the river Elbe is now nine feet, we expect 11.5 meters" for 24UR o'clock explained Paul borovicka from the Czech Meteorological Office. jml direct "Laba still rising, thousands of households without electricity, but they are evacuated 8000 people. Currently the area is cut off from the world, do not even have drinking water," he said Beleharjeva.
More days of rain has caused a disaster elsewhere in Central Europe. jml direct In Austria, in the last four days of rainfall fell as much as you usually within two months. In Germany, jml direct meanwhile remain flooded many places in the south and east of the country. Much of the old town of Passau is under water. The water level in the Danube has dropped this morning, the level of the Danube was at 11.80 meters, which is a few feet below the highest measured level.
The city is today visited the German chancellor Angela Merkel. Merkel is on Monday the inhabitants of the affected areas promised help, but today for the victims jml direct in the federal state of Bavaria pledged 50 million euros for emergency aid. An additional 50 million will be contributed Bavaria.
Merkel was the first state mirrors from the air. Compared by the catastrophic floods of 2002, and stressed that this time the situation is even more dramatic. He took the time to walk around Passau, she spoke with shocked residents and thanked firefighters and members of civilians