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In June 2024, significant flooding struck Southern Germany, striking the most in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria.Dozens of villages had to be evacuated across Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria due to the straining and potential failure of several dams and dykes caused by the persistent heavy rainfall. [8]
The 2024 Central European floods were a series of floods caused by a record heavy rainfall generated by Storm Boris, an extremely humid Genoa low. The flooding began in Austria and the Czech Republic, then spread to Poland, Romania and Slovakia, and then onwards to Germany and Hungary. As of 28 September 2024, 27 fatalities have been reported.
On 10 March, five people were killed by floods following violent storms across southern France, [28] with seven others reported missing. [29] On 31 March, heavy rainfall lead to the severe flooding of the town of Montmorillon. [30] Floods in Central France affected the departments of Yonne and Saône-et-Loire in April. [31]
FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) -A firefighter died while trying to rescue trapped residents and several thousand people were forced to leave their homes as heavy rain caused flooding in southern ...
2023 Danube floods Hungary: 12: Heavy rains 2024 2024 Germany floods: Germany: 9: Heavy rains 2024 2024 Central European floods: Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Germany, Hungary and Romania: 27: Heavy rains 2024 2024 floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosnia and Herzegovina: 27: Heavy rain 2024 2024 floods in Spain: Spain: 227: Heavy rain
Floods started in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland on 14 July 2021 after record rainfall across western Europe caused multiple rivers to burst their banks. [15] The European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) issued alerts of life-threatening floods in advance, which, although very vague, were delivered to national authorities. [16]
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Overview map Flooding in Passau, Bavaria where the Danube, Inn and Ilz rivers converge Extreme flooding in Central Europe began after several days of heavy rain in late May and early June 2013. Flooding and damages primarily affected south and east German states ( Thuringia , Saxony , Saxony-Anhalt , Lower Saxony , Bavaria and Baden ...