GERMANY: THE RISK OF WIDESCALE FLOODING IN GERMANY RECEDES AFTER SWOLLEN RIVERS STAY BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS

Record ID: 988722

  • Title: GERMANY: THE RISK OF WIDESCALE FLOODING IN GERMANY RECEDES AFTER SWOLLEN RIVERS STAY BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS
  • Date: 3rd November 1998
  • Summary: COLOGNE, GERMANY (NOVEMBER 3, 1998) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 1. PAN FROM VIEW OF COLOGNE TO RHINE RIVER 0.11 2. CU WATER LEVEL GAUGE 0.23 3. POLICE NEAR FLOODED RIVER 4. SV FLOODED STREET 0.32 5. MCU MICHAEL HECKER, OLD TOWN CIVIC GROUP, SAYING THE ATMOSPHERE LAST NIGHT WAVERED BETWEEN HOPE AND DESPAIR. BECAUSE NOBODY KNEW AND NOBODY COULD TELL US IF THE WATER LEVEL WOULD RISE TO 98 OR 99 OR IF IT WOULD BE LESS. IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST RESTLESS NIGHTS WE HAVE HAD IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. BUT THIS MORNING IT WAS CLEAR THE WORST FOR US WAS PROBABLY OVER (GERMAN) 0.52 6. SV PARTLY SUBMERGED PEDESTRIAN SIGN/ PAN TO HOUSE 1.03 7. SV WATER PUMPED OUT/ RAMPS BUILT BETWEEN HOUSES (2 SHOTS) 1.13 WERTHEIM, GERMANY (NOVEMBER 3, 1998) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 8. TV OF TOWN WITH RIVER RUNNING THROUGH IT 1.20 9. TV FLOODED SQUARE 1.26 10. SV CHILD WALKING ON RAMP BUILT ON FLOODED TOWN CENTRE STREET 1.35 11. SLV PEOPLE EMPTYING BUCKETS OF WATER 1.42 12. CU HIGH WATER GAUGE 1.52 13. SV POSTMAN DELIVERING LETTERS 2.07 14. SLV/SV ELDERLY COUPLE WADING THROUGH WATER/MAN WATCHING (3 SHOTS) 2.26 15. SV PEOPLE FERRIED AROUND IN DINGHY 2.39 16. ELDERLY MAN LIFTED OUT OF DINGHY AND CARRIED INTO HOUSE 17. SV MEN WITH SUITCASES WALKING ON RAMPS 3.02 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 17th November 1998 12:00
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  • Location: COLOGNE AND WERTHEIM, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Reuters ID: LVA4P33RMZGF19G6Q321GFDP4WJU
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