Central Europe floods: Towns under water as residents fortify riverbanks to save what's left

While volunteers and emergency workers raced to secure river banks from Poland to Hungary, flood-stricken towns were completely underwater.

Drone footage showed the extent of the flooding, with cars submerged, homes inundated, and mud and debris covering the town.

The deluge has left a trail of destruction in Central Europe, and while waters were receding in many areas, others were nervously waiting for rivers to burst their banks.

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[Krampus]

Heartbreaking for residents; so much damage 😢

[hudsonfrank]

u.s. news isn't even covering this. :/

[TomasLjung-jjdp]

So Heavy to see so mouch water comes and feel s hope less situation for us and sadness 😢

[BomalNeloAnagrm]

So sad and devastating. We're going to have to stop building so close to rivers and the ocean. Lots of places are sinking and / or will be under water within the next few years. Parts of New York, China, Dubai, etc. from what I've read. Also incredible drone recording. It was like watching a horror show (which I don't) but SO CREEPY due to the super-steady flight and the eerie music. No need to watch horror, we now live it--everywhere--in some form or another.

[Ice_Karma]

Weird... the streets are flooded, but it looks like most of the buildings have 'soft' first storeys -- parking, otherwise open -- and in some cases decks that are above the water level. Dramatic-looking, but the architecture suggests this area floods regularly?

[anamariecameron]

I do not know how they are going to clean this up

[rickvervoort]

A carbon tax would have stopped these floods dead in their tracks, according to Justin Trudeau and 8 out of 10 Canadians.

[lastChang]

"Climate change was a Western imagination aimed at slowing down China's rise, " stated Chinese 🇨🇳 Xi Jinping. LOL

[cuachat]

So many disasters pointing towards weather modification & DEW?