Budapest and Poland's Wroclaw reinforce their ... - Associated Press News
Sep 18, 2024 · WARSAW, Poland (AP) — 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, taking lives and destroying homes.
Flooding in Poland: Wroclaw braces for major flood wave
Sep 17, 2024 · The citizens and authorities of Wroclaw, in southwestern Poland, are working feverishly to prepare for a dramatic rise in floodwaters. The city of Wroclaw is expecting the Oder River to reach its...
Central European floods leave trail of devastation; new areas to ...
Sep 18, 2024 · At least 21 killed in central Europe floods since weekend. Historic Wroclaw prepares for high waters. At least 15,000 evacuated in Czech Republic. Hungarian, Slovak capitals deal with high...
Flood-hit regions in Central Europe will get billions in EU aid
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday pledged billions of euros in aid for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing during the massive flooding that has so …
Watch view of Oder River in Poland as deadly flooding causes ...
Sep 19, 2024 · Watch a view of the scene at the swollen Oder River in Wroclaw on Thursday 19 September as severe flooding causes devastation in Poland. Central Europe is experiencing the worst floods in...
Flood-hit central Europe will get billions in EU aid, von der Leyen ...
Sep 20, 2024 · WROCLAW, Poland, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The European Union will make billions of euros available to help central Europe recover from severe floods, European Commission President Ursula von der...
Polish army in race to beat rising floodwater as country ... - Sky News
Sep 18, 2024 · The southern city of Wroclaw is now on high alert. A wave is predicted to hit in the next 24 hours, so the race is on to bolster defences. Residents rapidly fill sandbags and pile them along at-risk roads. Soldiers have been deploying sandbags to protect buildings ahead of predicted flooding in Wroclaw. Pic: Reuters.
Europe floods: EU plans €10 billion aid for affected members
Sep 19, 2024 · Poland's third-largest city, Wroclaw, is preparing for peaking floods, with early indications on Thursday showing its defenses are holding. The alarm comes after central Europe...
Europe floods: Heavy rain to hit Italy as thousands evacuated in Poland …
Sep 17, 2024 · At least 21 people have died in flooding in Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania and Austria. Italy is now seeing heavy rain with frequent thunderstorms expected in the coming days - experts say...
EU's aid pledge for Poland may not cover all flood losses, minister ...
WARSAW, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Polish Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski said on Friday a pledge worth 5 billion euros ($5.6 billion) from the European Union to help the country recover from its worst...