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...
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...
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...
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.
Flooding in Central Europe blamed for 24 deaths as EU ... - CBS News
Sep 20, 2024 · In southwestern Poland, the high waters reached the city of Wroclaw and an extended wave was expected to take many hours, even days to pass, exerting pressure on the embankments.
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...
Flood-hit regions in Central Europe will get billions in EU aid
Sep 19, 2024 · WARSAW, Poland — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday pledged billions of euros in aid for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing...