Floodwater reservoir becomes Poland’s hero for preventing major flooding
Sep 24, 2024 · Updated 7:00 AM PST, September 24, 2024. WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Grateful Poles are heaping praise — and coming up with fond names — to honor their silent hero that just saved them: a floodwater reservoir that spared the cities of Opole and Wroclaw from imminent flooding that ravaged parts of Central Europe.
Budapest and Poland's Wroclaw reinforce their ... - Associated Press News
Sep 18, 2024 · Soldiers have dropped sandbags from military helicopters to reinforce river embankments and evacuated residents as the worst flooding in years spreads across Central Europe.
Flood-hit regions in Central Europe will get billions in EU aid - AP News
Sep 20, 2024 · 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 far claimed 24 lives in …
Flooding in Poland: Wroclaw braces for major flood wave
Sep 17, 2024 · The torrential rainfall that has left a trail of destruction in the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Austria and Hungary is expected to reach Wroclaw sometime between Wednesday evening...
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 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 flooding in Poland has been classified as a disaster. Whole communities have been left underwater. 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.
Social media mobilises Poles to battle floods in historic city
WROCLAW, Poland, Sept 20 (Reuters) - A social media producer whose accounts would normally show people where to eat out and relax in the historic Polish city of Wroclaw has shifted his focus to...
Europe floods: EU plans €10 billion aid for affected members
Sep 19, 2024 · Days of flooding have wreaked death and destruction across Central Europe. The Polish city of Wroclaw hosted the leaders of the region's most affected by Storm Boris to discuss European aid.
Cities in Central Europe Reinforce Riverbanks Ahead of More Flooding
Sep 17, 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...