Europe prepares for massive floods as thaw sets in
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Pastor Dale Morgan
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Europe prepares for massive floods as thaw sets in
By Marc Strehler, Deutsche Presse-Agentur
January 7, 2011
BERLIN — Europe stood by for floods and riverbank communities erected mobile levees on Friday as a mass of snow melted amid rising temperatures after a month-long chill.
Along the Moselle River in Germany, riverside streets in several small towns were under water and emergency services brought aluminum flood walls and boardwalks out of storage for the coming inundation.
In nearby Belgium, rivers also broke their banks.
At Koblenz, Germany, the city where the Moselle flows into the Rhine, officials said they feared the combined high water of both rivers might create the city's worst flood in 10 years.
Forecasters said western Europe's snow cover was likely to melt fast with several days of steady rain coming up.
Europe prepares for massive floods as thaw sets in
By Marc Strehler, Deutsche Presse-Agentur
January 7, 2011
BERLIN — Europe stood by for floods and riverbank communities erected mobile levees on Friday as a mass of snow melted amid rising temperatures after a month-long chill.
Along the Moselle River in Germany, riverside streets in several small towns were under water and emergency services brought aluminum flood walls and boardwalks out of storage for the coming inundation.
In nearby Belgium, rivers also broke their banks.
At Koblenz, Germany, the city where the Moselle flows into the Rhine, officials said they feared the combined high water of both rivers might create the city's worst flood in 10 years.
Forecasters said western Europe's snow cover was likely to melt fast with several days of steady rain coming up.
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