Budapest and Poland's Wroclaw reinforce river banks
Budapest and Poland's Wroclaw reinforce river banks ahead of more flooding in Central Europe
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,
Hungary and Poland bolster river defences as flood’s death toll and damage rise
Poland has created a crisis fund equivalent to €468 million to respond to the floods, while the Czech government plans to rejig its budget to account for damage estimated at a potential $4 billion (€3.6 billion) and Austria has tripled its disaster fund to more than €1 billion.
Soldiers and volunteers battle to reinforce Poland and Hungary's river banks after severe floods
Polish officials expect more floods to peak around Friday in southern regions, though some predict it will happen sooner. | ITV National News
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Cities in Central Europe reinforce riverbanks ahead of more flooding
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,
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