'Our plan worked': How Vienna prepared itself for a 5,000-year flood …
Sep 20, 2024 · In Vienna, a flood defence system developed decades ago has played a crucial role in protecting the city, Blöschl explains.
Europe floods: Parts of Vienna without power as river rises
Sep 15, 2024 · A dam overflowed in southern Poland and several districts of Vienna were left without power amid heavy rainfall and flooding across Europe. Meanwhile, several people drowned in Romania. DW has...
5 killed as heaviest rain in decades hits parts of central and ... - CNN
Sep 14, 2024 · CNN — At least five people have died after some of the heaviest rain in years hit central and eastern Europe, causing flooding and widespread disruption. A slow-moving low pressure system dubbed...
Video. WATCH: Vienna’s worst floods in 152 years - Euronews
Aug 20, 2024 · Vienna faced historic flooding after an unprecedented 110 litres of rain per square metre fell in a single evening.
'Catastrophic' floods sweep through Central Europe, leaving seven …
Sep 15, 2024 · The Austrian province surrounding Vienna has been declared a disaster area, with its leaders speaking of "an unprecedented extreme situation" Poland has said it will declare a state of natural...
Vienna streets and houses flooded as river overflows banks - Yahoo
Sep 15, 2024 · The Austrian capital has been inundated by water after days of persistent rain. The water level on the Wien river at the Kennedy Bridge in western Vienna rose from 50 centimetres to 2.26 metres...
What We Know About the Deadly Floods in Central Europe - The …
Sep 16, 2024 · The floodwaters have ravaged towns, destroyed bridges and breached dams since intense rainfall from Storm Boris — a slow-moving, low-pressure system — began last week. Emergency workers have made...
Austria battles major flooding after record downpours
Aug 18 (Reuters) - Heavy rains lashed Alpine regions of Austria and left parts of Vienna under water at the weekend, causing severe damage in parts of the country and disrupting road and rail...
Austria: Parts of Vienna under water after record rainfall - Sky News
Aug 18, 2024 · Heavy rain in Austria has left parts of Vienna under water and caused severe damage in parts of the country. Fast-moving torrents of muddy water swept cars through the ski resort of St Anton in ...
Floods in Austria: The latest news and weather warnings you need …
Sep 16, 2024 · Severe floods continued to wreak havoc in Austria on Tuesday, with Lower Austria in crisis mode and widespread evacuations underway. Three people have died and officials warned of more flooding as temperatures rise and snowmelt accelerates.