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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Sat Jan 04 2003 - 11:00:54 EST
Floodwaters Recede in Germany
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030104/ap_on_re_eu/germany_storms_1
"BERLIN - Rivers swollen by heavy rainfall that caused flooding across
Germany were mostly receding Saturday, sparing major cities like Cologne
and Bonn from the damage done to lower-lying towns.
Strong winds, heavy rain and snow swept in from the west late Thursday,
felling trees, cutting roads and causing at least three deaths as a string
of towns and large areas of farmland were submerged.
A flood wave moving down the Rhine was expected to peak in Cologne at a
level of 32 feet just below the top of steel barriers erected Friday to
protect the downtown area. Authorities in Bonn relaxed their flood alert."
Hurricane Winds, Floods Wreak Havoc Across Europe
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030103/wl_nm/weather_europe_dc_4
"BERLIN (Reuters) - Hurricane-force winds and torrential rains battered
Europe Friday, killing at least five people, flooding thousands of homes
and hampering rail, road and water traffic.
Winds of nearly 125 mph and flooding caused chaos in Germany, France,
Britain, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands and the Czech
Republic, with barge traffic halted on key rivers and toppled trees
blocking roads and rail lines.
There were also widespread power outages from the storms, which refocused
attention on the odd weather in Europe this winter that has left parts of
the Alps without snow because of unseasonably warm temperatures while
leaving northern Europe shivering from a cold snap not experienced for
decades.
Belgium, swamped by the worst floods in a nearly a decade, put its army on
flood alert as many parts of the country came under almost 3 feet of water.
The French-speaking south and Dutch-speaking west of the country were the
worst hit by two weeks of heavy rains.
"Almost every house in this region has suffered grave damage," said
Philippe Cloet, a neighborhood flood coordinator in the western town of Ghent.
Hurricane-force winds of up to 118 mph buffeted Germany where a 13-year-old
boy was killed and his father was seriously injured when a tree crashed on
their car. An 18-year-old German was killed when his car flipped over on an
icy road near Hamburg."
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