GERMANY: FLOODS BEGIN TO THREATEN STRING OF TOWNS ALONG THE ELBE RIVER

Record ID: 648864

  • Title: GERMANY: FLOODS BEGIN TO THREATEN STRING OF TOWNS ALONG THE ELBE RIVER
  • Date: 21st March 2005
  • Summary: (EU) BARBY, GERMANY (MARCH 20, 2005) (REUTERS) 1. SLV SIGNS READING "STOP" AND "TURN OFF ENGINE" (German) ON BANKS OF RIVER ELBE AFTER FLOODING 0.04 2. LV PAN FLOODED FIELDS ON BANKS OF RIVER ELBE 0.15 3. SLV DEBRIS FLOATING PAST, FERRY WHICH IS OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO HIGH WATER LEVEL ON OTHER SIDE OF RIVER 0.27 4. SLV FERRY CONNECTING BARBY AND OTHER SIDE OF ELBE RIVER 0.32 5. LV FLOODED FIELDS; WATER FLOWING PAST RIVER BANK 0.41 6. SCU TOP SIGN POINTING TO FERRY, SECOND SIGN READING "DETOUR VIA SCHOENEBECK - ELBE FERRY CLOSED"; SIGN READING "DETOUR VIA SCHOENEBECK - ELBE FERRY CLOSED" (2 SHOTS) 0.50 (EU) MAGDEBURG, GERMANY (MARCH 20, 2005) (REUTERS) 7. SCU ELECTRONIC SIGN SHOWING ELBE WATER LEVEL AT3.55 METRES; SLV MEASURING STATION WITH ELECTRONIC SIGN; SLV WATER FLOWING PAST; BUOY MEASURING WATER LEVEL FLOATING IN WATER (4 SHOTS) 1.12 8. SLV ELBE RIVER PAN TO ELECTRONIC BOARD NOW SHOWING WATER LEVEL AT3.56 METRES; SLV ZOOM OUT CARGO SHIP IN DISTANCE ON ELBE RIVER 1.37 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 5th April 2005 13:00
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  • Location: BARBY AND MAGDEBURG, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Reuters ID: LVA6VF2V8HMMHZFNHTJP0P8GFR9H
  • Story Text: Floods begin to threaten a string of towns along the
    Elbe river in eastern Germany.

    Floods have begun to threaten a string of towns
    along the Elbe river in the eastern German states of Saxony
    and Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday (March 20, 2005).

    Because of record Alpine snowfall in recent weeks and
    warmer weather in western Europe, the resulting thaw means
    the situation remains tense.

    In Barby, south of the state capital Magdeburg in the
    state of Saxony-Anhalt, ferry traffic connecting the small
    town on the Elbe river and places such as Zerbst, has been
    halted after water levels climbed by 1.5 metres above the
    normal 2 metres seen.

    The level of the Elbe river in Magdeburg rose by 1
    centimetre (.39 inches) within an hour on Sunday morning,
    clearly visible on the electronic depth gauge showing the
    latest level at 3.56 metres.

    Magdeburg and other towns along the Elbe river have in
    the past been hit by flooding which required fire brigades
    and scores of volunteers to build walls of sandbags along
    river banks or to pump water out of basements and ground
    floor apartments in several towns.


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