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• BBC: Art saved from European floods

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2195743.stm
  Priceless works of art and historic cultural landmarks appear to have been saved from the devastating floods in Prague and Dresden.

• BBC: Austrian anger grows over floods

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2192722.stm
  Nick Thorpe reports from Austria where scientists claim the current flooding could have been prevented.

• BBC: Battle to save Dresden's treasures

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2195729.stm
  Rescuers rush art works to higher floors as floodwater strikes ornate Baroque buildings restored after wartime bombing.

• BBC: Critical hours for inundated Prague

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2193486.stm
  Tension mounts in the Czech capital amid fears that the rising river Vltava may burst through defences and swamp the historic Old Town.

• BBC: Czech actors fear for flooded theatre

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2191541.stm
  A Czech theatre company at the Edinburgh Fringe speak of their helplessness as flooding in Prague threatens their families and livelihood.

• BBC: Czechs count the cost of floods

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2191221.stm
  Flooding in Europe looks set seriously to disrupt the Czech Republic's economy, forcing the government to borrow more.

• BBC: Czechs return to flooded homes

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2198767.stm
  Some people returned home as flood waters in Prague receded, but many areas of the historic city remained off-limits after the worst flooding in 200 years.

• BBC: Defences hold fast in Bratislava

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2198850.stm
  The people of the Slovakian capital breathe a cautious sigh of relief but the danger has not yet passed.

• BBC: Dozens Dead Across Europe

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2192910.stm
  More than 90 people are killed as floods sweep through countries from Germany to Russia.

• BBC: Dresden floods 'at their peak'

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2199246.stm
  Flood waters in historic Dresden appear to stabilise at record levels, but other east German cities remain under threat of being swamped.

• BBC: Dresden reels as floods hit

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2198513.stm
  Flood levels on the river Elbe are at a record high, forcing thousands of people from their homes as the city tries to protect its treasures.

• BBC: Eyewitness: Critical time for Slovak capital

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2197781.stm
  The people of Bratislava are anxiously hoping the flood wave will pass without the river rising further.

• BBC: Flight before the flood

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2190354.stm
  BBC journalist Michal Ruzicka and his family were among those evacuated from the Karlin district of Prague, along with thousands of others.

• BBC: Floods wreak havoc in Germany

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2194395.stm
  A dam in south-east Germany bursts and cities are on the alert as flood waters sweep in from the Czech Republic.

• BBC: Germany gears up for flood costs

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2197107.stm
  The German government, keen not to be seen as tight-fisted in an election year, promises a generous response to patch up flood damage.

• BBC: In pictures: Europe's flood chaos

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2193167.stm
  Images of the floods which have swept across Europe.

• BBC: In pictures: Floods hit Europe

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2183005.stm
  Images of the flooding causing havoc in Russia and parts of eastern and central Europe.

• BBC: Prague battles flood waters

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2192288.stm
  The Vltava river is on the brink of bursting through flood barriers in the Czech capital, as more people flee their homes across the country.

• BBC: Prague floods surge to new peaks

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2189695.stm
  Thousands are evacuated from the heart of the Czech capital, threatened by floods that are causing havoc across Europe.

• BBC: Prague starts massive clean-up

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2195549.stm
  As water levels start to recede, Prague surveys the damage inflicted by the worst floods in the Czech capital for 200 years.

• BBC: Prague's golden spires

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2189978.stm
  The Czech capital, currently enduring its worst floods in more than a century, is one of Europe's most treasured cities.

• BBC: Receding river leaves Prague desolate

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/2198007.stm
  The BBC's Ray Furlong assesses the aftermath of the severe flooding of the Czech Republic's ancient capital Prague.

• BBC: Russian flash floods wreak havoc

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2182647.stm
  Rescue work continues on Russia's Black Sea coast where 21 die in flooding, as other parts of Europe suffer severe downpours.

• BBC: Russian flood region on alert

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2181169.stm
  An emergency is declared after floods strike the Black Sea coast, leaving at least two dead and forcing hundreds to evacuate.

• BBC: Zoo animals killed in Prague floods

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2193483.stm
  An elephant and a hippopotamus are dead and a gorilla is missing after flood waters swamped Prague's zoo.

• Guardian: 200,000 Czechs flee flood-hit homes

  http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2002/aug/15/naturaldisasters.weather
  The raging river Vltava came close to submerging Prague's historic city centre and two of the city's districts last night, as the rising torrent put hours of work and thousands of sandbags to the test.

• Guardian: 50,000 evacuated from Prague

  http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2002/aug/13/weather.climatechange
  Some 50,000 people were ordered out of their homes in Prague late last night as the biggest flood for more than a century threatened to swamp the medieval quarter of the Czech capital.

• Guardian: Chemical leaks threaten Prague as floods hit Dresden

  http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2002/aug/15/naturaldisasters.weather1
  Floodwaters produced a fresh crisis in the Czech Republic today as the owner of a chemical plant confirmed a leak of toxic chlorine gas 20km from the capital, Prague.

• Guardian: Deluge that could drown an industry

  http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2002/aug/15/business.money
  The bill to repair homes and businesses in flood-stricken countries in mainland Europe is estimated at more than €6bn and could increase as the waters rise, raising the threat of huge insurance claims

• Guardian: Down in the flood

  http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2002/aug/13/germany.weather
  A personal account from the floods in Germany.

• Guardian: Gallery: Floods in Europe

  http://www.theguardian.com/gall/0,8542,775037,00.html
  Images and pictures of the European flooding.

• Guardian: New surge threatens Germany

  http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2002/aug/16/naturaldisasters.weather2
  Hundreds of thousands of people in Germany, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania were waiting anxiously last night to see if the flood defences they have put in place would hold over the next few days as a renewed surge of water swept down the Elbe and Danube rivers.

• Guardian: Prague braced against rising floodwaters

  http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2002/aug/13/naturaldisasters.globalwarming
  Floodwaters were continuing to rise in Prague today, threatening the homes of more than 50,000 people. Across Europe, numerous rivers have burst their banks, punched their way through dams and bridges, and severed roads and railway lines.

• Guardian: Schröder promises huge aid package

  http://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/aug/15/germany.johnhooper1
  German officials warned last night of an environmental disaster if floodwater surging down the river Elbe swamped the huge chemicals complex at Bitterfeld, south-west of Berlin.

• Guardian:Floods threaten to swamp Prague

  http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2002/aug/14/naturaldisasters.weather2
  Emergency workers in the Czech capital of Prague today struggled to evacuate residents and tourists and save the city's historic Charles bridge from flood waters that have already claimed nine lives.

• Guardian:Thousands flee Dresden floods

  http://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/aug/16/naturaldisasters.weather
  Thousands of people were evacuated from areas near Dresden's historic centre today as floodwaters in the Elbe river reached an all-time high, spilling into a square close to some of the city's cultural landmarks.

• Guardian:Tide of misery floods Europe

  http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2002/aug/14/naturaldisasters.weather1
  The death toll from flooding across eastern and central Europe rose to at least 87 last night, with tens of thousands of people forced to flee the rising waters

• Guardian:Torrents threaten jewels of Prague

  http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2002/aug/14/naturaldisasters.weather
  The rain-lashed faces of the 28 stone saints which line Prague's famous 14th century Charles bridge were managing to keep their heads above water last night, but, like much of the city, they were close to succumbing to the raging waters of the Vltava river.

• Prague's Flood of the Century

  http://www.jskelly.com/pragueflood.html
  JS Kelly's translations of Czech media news reports on the Czech Republic floods.

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