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Residents in several towns in Austria were cleaning up on Monday after severe thunderstorms over the weekend caused flooding and mudslides. For people in the Styria region, there is still no relief in sight with firefighters saying they had not seen such bad weather in 40 years. In the town of Deutschfeistritz, north of Graz, a flash flood swept away cars and damaged numerous houses, leaving the town centre accessible only by boat
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Residents in the Slovakian capital, Bratislava, are bracing for the worst as the authorities issued a second-level flood warning because of the rising level of the Danube River, following days of heavy rain in the region.
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The death toll in floods across a large part of southern Germany rose to four on Monday as three bodies were recovered from inundated basements, while authorities warned water could rise further in the coming days. The body of a 43-year-old woman whom rescuers had been looking for since Sunday morning was found in a basement in the Bavarian town of Schrobenhausen, police told German press. Later Monday, police said the bodies of a man and a woman were found in a basement in Schorndorf, near Stuttgart, that had been flooded and then pumped dry. Persistent heavy rain led to widespread flooding i...
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Rescue operations have continued in southern Germany as heavy rain continues to lash the region, causing floodwaters to rise and prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents. Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria have been particularly badly affected with several communities subject to state of emergency orders and in some cases entire villages evacuated. Meteorologists estimate that some areas have received more rainfall in 24 hours that they normally average across a month. Visiting one of the towns affected, Germany's vice chancellor Robert Habeck said the death of a firefighter reported on S...
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Authorities in Germany have urged residents in the southern state of Bavaria to heed evacuation orders as flooding in some areas continues to worsen. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser urged residents to "absolutely take seriously any warning messages" from emergency teams, adding that compliance could save lives. Bavaria's state premier Markus Söder visited one affected area near Augsburg, northwest of Munich, where days of heavy rain has caused severe flooding. "The situation is very dynamic. At the moment, the situation is very, very difficult, especially in the Swabian region around Augsburg a...
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Parts of Southern Germany are under flood warning, with the highest levels applying to western Swabia, the Upper Allgäu and Upper Bavaria. A state of emergency has been declared in Augsburgdue to the extreme rainfall and rising water levels. Water levels are expected to continue to rise sharply in the coming hours. The communities of Fischach and Langenneufnach will be particularly affected. The Lake Constance region has also been affected and is under risk of flooding. Around 1,300 people in Meckenbeuren, Baden-Württemberg have been advised to evacuate. Rivers at risk of bursting their banks ...
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Europe was around seven per cent wetter than average in 2023 - during the world’s hottest year on record. Hot air retains more moisture, which increases precipitation and can cause widespread flooding. One third of rivers across Europe breached a ‘high’ flood threshold last year, according to the EU climate agency’s latest report. In some areas, fuller rivers strengthened the hand of one renewable: hydropower. Potential for run-of-river hydropower generation was above average across much of Europe for the year as a whole, Copernicus says. With this form of hydropower, a portion of the river is...
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Water resilience in the face of the climate crisis is the focus of Green Week in Brussels. The 2024 EU Green Week is part of a wider communication campaign dedicated to fostering awareness and promoting solutions in the face of the climate crisis. Floods have hit Europe with increasing intensity, such as those in eastern Belgium in July 2021, where 240 people died. In a report published this month, the European Environment Agency sounded the alarm that 12 per cent of Europe's population lives in areas at risk of flooding. Alain Maron, Brussels Minister for Climate Transition commented that it ...
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The Po Delta covers an area of around 500 km2 in northeast Italy. Located around an hour south of Venice, the wetlands veined with rivers are some of the largest and richest in the Mediterranean. Partly created by slow sedimentation and partly by human reclamation efforts, the park is a complex mosaic of lagoons, marshes, beaches and farmland. However, the UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve is engaged in a long-standing battle against the encroaching Adriatic Sea. Now, a reignited project to drill for gas offshore is prompting fresh fears of flooding. Italy’s UNESCO-designated delta is sinkin...
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Residents of Armenia's northern regions of Lori and Tavush have assessed the aftermath of some of the heaviest flooding in recent decades. Russia has reportedly sent troops to help authorities pick up the pieces. At least four people have died in the overflowing of the Debed, Tashir and Aghstev rivers following heavy rain, a regional official said on Monday. Europe hit by severe floods in the north and heatwaves in the southMore than 269 people were evacuated from the area, while entire towns and villages were cut off. Some fifteen bridges collapsed in the northeast of the country, as a result...
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