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...
Budapest and Poland's Wroclaw reinforce their ... - Associated Press News
Sep 18, 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 Tuesday across a broad swath of Central Europe, taking lives and destroying homes.
Central European floods leave trail of devastation; new areas to ...
Sep 18, 2024 · WROCLAW, Poland/OSTRAVA, Czech Republic, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Volunteers and emergency workers raced to secure river banks in Poland's historic city of Wroclaw on Tuesday, as nearby...
Rising rivers threaten southern Poland as ... - Associated Press News
Sep 19, 2024 · Soldiers and residents in southwestern Poland are laying sandbags near swollen rivers around the city of Wroclaw to protect homes and businesses after days of flooding across Central Europe.
Flooding in Poland: How Wroclaw is preparing for the expected
The citizens and authorities of Wroclaw in southwestern Poland are working feverishly to prepare for the expected peak in flooding. While a whole city waits, the tension is palpable.
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...
Polish army in race to beat rising floodwater as country ... - Sky News
Sep 18, 2024 · 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. Soldiers have been deploying sandbags to protect buildings ahead of predicted flooding in Wroclaw. Pic: Reuters.
Europe floods: EU plans €10 billion aid for affected members
Sep 19, 2024 · Poland's third-largest city, Wroclaw, is preparing for peaking floods, with early indications on Thursday showing its defenses are holding. The alarm comes after central Europe experienced it...
Cities in Central Europe Reinforce Riverbanks Ahead of More …
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...
Central Europe braces for more flooding as death toll rises - NBC News
Sep 16, 2024 · In Wroclaw, in the southwestern region of Silesia, the mayor Jacek Sutryk said the city of some 600,000 people was preparing for water levels peaking on Wednesday.