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Floods ravage central Europe

Flooding has forced thousands from their homes across central Europe, killing at least 12 people.

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Floods ravage central Europe

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  1. A couple walk through a flooded street past a flooded hallway of a house near the Elbe river in the east German town of Pirna June 4, 2013. REUTERS-Thomas Pete

  2. A man looks at the flooded area next to the swollen Morava river near Bratislava June 6, 2013. REUTERS-Radovan Stoklas

  3. A partially submerged advertisement is surrounded by flood waters in Bratislava June 6, 2013. REUTERS-Radovan Stoklas

  4. Men ride a boat through a flooded street in Riesa Groeba at the Elbe river, June 6, 2013. REUTERS-Thomas Pete

  5. Vaclav Reichl dries his family photographs, which he saved from his flooded home, in the south Bohemian town of Putim, June 6, 2013. REUTERS-Petr Jose

  6. The grave yard at a small church stands flooded in Riesa Groeba at the Elbe river, June 6, 2013. REUTERS-Thomas Pete

  7. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) watches as volunteers carry sandbags in the city of Bitterfeld north of Leipzig June 6, 2013. REUTERS-Tobias Schwar

  8. Members of the emergency services clean a street in the Austrian village of Schoenbuehel, about 100 km (62 miles) west of Vienna June 6, 2013. Torrential rain in Tyrol, Salzburg, Upper and Lower Austria caused heavy flooding over the weekend, forcing people to evacuate their homes. REUTERS-Leonhard Foege

  9. A girl from the village of Mlekojedy stands with her dog in front of the flooded road to her home, near the city of Litomerice, Czech Republic, June 5, 2013. REUTERS-Petr Jose

  10. An overturned street lamp is partially filled with water after flooding along the river Inn in the Austrian-German border town of Schaerding June 5, 2013. REUTERS-Wolfgang Ratta

  11. A resident cleans mud from the footpath in front of her house following flooding along the river Inn in the Austria-German border town of Schaerding June 5, 2013. REUTERS-Wolfgang Ratta

  12. A man observes the flooded area by the swollen Labe (Elbe) river near the city of Litomerice, Czech Republic, June 5, 2013. REUTERS-Petr Jose

  13. Volunteers relax on a sandbag fortification erected to contain damage caused by a flood in the eastern German city of Dresden, June 4, 2013. REUTERS-Thomas Pete

  14. Two men paddle across a flooded market square after the Elbe river broke its banks during a flood in the east German town of Wehlen in the federal state of Saxony June 4, 2013. REUTERS-Thomas Pete

  15. The flooded highway A92 between Deggendorf and Munich is pictured in Pankofen near Deggendorf, Germany, June 5, 2013. REUTERS-Michaela Rehl

  16. A woman rides a horse through the flooded street of the village of Kresice near the city of Litomerice, Czech Republic, June 4, 2013. REUTERS-Petr Jose

  17. Rescue workers attend to residents of the flooded village of Kresice near the city of Litomerice, Czech Republic, June 4, 2013. REUTERS-Petr Jose

  18. Flooded houses are seen in Natternberg near Deggendorf, Germany, June 5, 2013. REUTERS-Michaela Rehl

  19. Members of the emergency services pass by boat underneath a bridge along a flooded street in the village of Sarling in Lower Austria, about 80 km (50 miles) west of Vienna June 4, 2013. REUTERS-Leonhard Foege

  20. An aerial view shows the submerged church of the village of Libotenice near the town of Roudnice nad Labem, June 4, 2013. The worst floods to hit the Czech Republic in a decade forced the evacuation of almost 2,700 people from low-lying areas while the rising water threatened Prague's historic centre, forced school closures and disrupted public transport. REUTERS-Petr Jose

  21. The tourist boat 'Danube' is seen on the flooded river Danube in the three-rivers city of Passau in south-eastern Bavaria June 4, 2013. REUTERS-Wolfgang Ratta

  22. An aerial view shows the flooded city of Kralupy nad Vltavou, June 4, 2013. REUTERS-Petr Jose

  23. Firemen pump water out from a submerged field near the city of Melnik, June 4, 2013. REUTERS-Petr Jose

  24. A man in a boat floats along a submerged street in the flood water of the swollen Danube river in Klosterneuburg, the neighbouring city north of Vienna, June 4, 2013. REUTERS-Heinz-Peter Bade

  25. Firefighters walk through a flooded street in the village of Zalezlice, 30 km (18.6 miles) north from Prague, June 4, 2013. REUTERS-David W Cern

  26. Firefighters evacuate a lady from her flooded house in the south Bohemian village of Nemcicky, June 2, 2013. The worst floods to hit the Czech Republic in a decade forced the evacuation of almost 2,700 people from low-lying areas while the rising water threatened Prague's historic centre, forced school closures and disrupted public transport. REUTERS-Petr Jose

  27. The statue of world harmony leader Sri Chinmoy is partially submerged in water from the rising Vltava river in Prague June 2, 2013. REUTERS-David W Cern

  28. A house is partially submerged in a flooded street in the village of Sarling in Lower Austria, about 80 km (50 miles) west of Vienna June 4, 2013. REUTERS-Leonhard Foege

  29. Men wade through a flooded street near the Elbe river in the east German town of Pirna June 4, 2013. REUTERS-Thomas Pete

  30. A man walks past a restaurant through a flooded street near the Elbe river in the east German town of Pirna June 4, 2013. The name of the restaurant reads: 'Poor Swine.' REUTERS-Thomas Pete

  31. The 'Theatercafe - Aquarium', damaged by the floods, is pictured in the flooded centre of the Bavarian city of Passau about 200 km (124 miles) north-east of Munich, June 4, 2013. REUTERS-Michaela Rehl

  32. A wine glass is seen in the mud in the 'Theatercafe - Aquarium' in the flooded centre of the Bavarian city of Passau about 200 km (124 miles) north-east of Munich, June 4, 2013. REUTERS-Michaela Rehl

  33. German army Bundeswehr soldiers on a dinghy patrol the flooded areas of the Bavarian town of Passau, about 200 km (124 miles) north-east of Munich June 4, 2013. REUTERS-Wolfgang Ratta

  34. People holding umbrellas look at flooded houses at a bank of the Vltava river in Prague June 3, 2013. REUTERS-David W Cern

  35. People look at a building, partially flooded by water from the rising Vltava river, at the medieval Kampa district in Prague June 2, 2013. REUTERS-David W Cern

  36. People holding umbrellas are reflected in a broken mirror taken out of a house affected by the floods, in Prague June 3, 2013. REUTERS-David W Cern

  37. Volunteers place sand bags on a street in central Prague June 3, 2013. REUTERS-David W Cern

  38. A duck sits on a bench, partially submerged by the water from the rising Vltava river, in Prague June 2, 2013. REUTERS-David W Cern

  39. People walk under umbrellas alongside the swollen Vltava river during a rain storm in Prague June 1, 2013. REUTERS-David W Cern

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