Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Central Europe on flood alert-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22746889<snip>
Four people have died and at least eight are missing as torrential rains in central Europe caused landslides and took rivers to dangerously high levels.
Emergency operations are under way in Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic to deal with record levels of flooding in some places.
Thousands of homes across the region have been evacuated.
The Czech capital, Prague, is on high alert amid fears that floodwater could swamp its historic centre.
Main roads in many areas of central Europe have been closed and rail services cut. In some areas, electricity has been turned off as a precaution.
In Prague, underground stations were closed and businesses and schools shut as city officials braced themselves to see whether the Vltava River would flood its banks. Animals from the city's zoo were also evacuated.
