Europe is now facing the worst floods in seventy years.
Flood waters rise across sections of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic.
At least eight people were killed and nine others were injured.
The city of Passau in southeast Germany was among the hardest-hit.
Here are some photos of the disaster …
(Please click the photos for larger images)
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- People stand on the roof of a building and look at a flooded street in the centre of the Bavarian town of Passau, about 200 km (124 miles) north-east of Munich June 3, 2013. Torrential rain in the south and south-east of Germany caused heavy flooding over the weekend, forcing people to evacuate their homes. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle (GERMANY – Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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- Firefighters pump water into the flooded river Lofer in Lofer in the Austrian province of Salzburg, Sunday, June. 2, 2013. Heavy rainfalls cause flooding along rivers and lakes in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson
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- Members of the Red Cross make their way by boats in the flooded street in the center of Passau, southern Germany, Monday, June 3, 2013. Raging waters from three rivers have flooded large parts of the southeast German city following days of heavy rainfall in central Europe. A spokesman for the city’s crisis center said Monday that the situation was “extremely dramatic” and waters are expected to rise further by midday to their level highest in 70 years. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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- Members of the emergency services travel by boat along a flooded street in the centre of the Austrian town of Melk, about 100 km (62 miles) west of Vienna June 3, 2013. Torrential rain in Tyrol, Salzburg, Upper and Lower Austria caused heavy flooding over the weekend, forcing people to evacuate their homes. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA – Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT
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- A general view shows the flooded center of Passau, southern Germany, on Monday, June 3, 2013. Raging waters from three rivers have flooded large parts of the southeast German city following days of heavy rainfall in central Europe. A spokesman for the city’s crisis center said Monday that the situation was “extremely dramatic” and waters are expected to rise further by midday to their level highest in 70 years. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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- The sign above the door of restaurant and hotel ‘Am Paulusbogen’ is partially submerged in the flooded centre of the Bavarian town of Passau, about 200 km (124 miles) north-east of Munich June 3, 2013. Torrential rain in the south and south-east of Germany caused heavy flooding over the weekend, forcing people to evacuate their homes. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle (GERMANY – Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT
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- A general overview shows the flooded centre of the Bavarian town of Passau, about 200 km (125 miles) northeast of Munich June 3, 2013. Following heavy rain and thaw, the Inn and Donau rivers are expected to rise to over 11 meters. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle (GERMANY – Tags: DISASTER SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)
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- A man stands on sand bags in the doorway of an electrical shop as he looks at flood water in the centre of the Bavarian town of Passau, about 200 km (124 miles) north-east of Munich June 3, 2013. Torrential rain in the south and south-east of Germany caused heavy flooding over the weekend, forcing people to evacuate their homes. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle (GERMANY – Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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- A man stands next to a damaged car after heavy rainfall flooded the western Austrian village of Koessen June 3, 2013. Torrential rain caused widespread flooding and landslides across Austria on Sunday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (AUSTRIA – Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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- A damaged car is pictured in the flooded western Austrian village of Koessen June 3, 2013. Torrential rain caused widespread flooding and landslides across Austria on Sunday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate their homes.REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (AUSTRIA – Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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- Czech soldiers erect metal barriers at a bank of Vltava river in central Prague June 3, 2013. Volunteers piled up sandbags to keep a swollen river from overwhelming the Czech capital’s historic centre on Monday after floods across central Europe forced factories to close, drove thousands from their homes and killed at least seven people. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC – Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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- People stand in the flooded centre of Passau, southern Germany, Monday, June 3, 2013. Raging waters from three rivers have flooded large parts of the southeast German city following days of heavy rainfall in central Europe. A spokesman for the city’s crisis center said Monday that the situation was “extremely dramatic” and waters are expected to rise further by midday to their level highest in 70 years (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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- A person looks at the heavily damaged road between Lofer and Waidring in the Austrian province of Tyrol, Monday, June. 3, 2013. Heavy rainfalls caused floods along rivers and lakes in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)
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- A man looks at flood water from the upstairs window of a house in the centre of the Bavarian town of Passau, about 200 km (124 miles) north-east of Munich June 3, 2013. Torrential rain in the south and south-east of Germany caused heavy flooding over the weekend, forcing people to evacuate their homes. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle (GERMANY – Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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- A man stands on sand bags in the doorway of an electrical shop as he looks at flood water in the centre of the Bavarian town of Passau, about 200 km (124 miles) north-east of Munich June 3, 2013. Torrential rain in the south and south-east of Germany caused heavy flooding over the weekend, forcing people to evacuate their homes. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle (GERMANY – Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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- A street sign is partially submerged in the flooded centre of the Bavarian town of Passau, about 200 km (124 miles) north-east of Munich June 3, 2013. Torrential rain in the south and south-east of Germany caused heavy flooding over the weekend, forcing people to evacuate their homes. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle (GERMANY – Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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- A man stands next to a damaged car after heavy rainfall flooded the western Austrian village of Koessen June 3, 2013. Torrential rain caused widespread flooding and landslides across Austria on Sunday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (AUSTRIA – Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER
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- A traffic sign reading ‘diversion’ is partially submerged in a flooded street in the centre of the Austrian town of Melk, about 100 km (62 miles) west of Vienna June 3, 2013. Torrential rain in Tyrol, Salzburg, Upper and Lower Austria caused heavy flooding over the weekend, forcing people to evacuate their homes. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA – Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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- Residents rescue their goats in the flooded area by river Sprotte in Saara, central Germany, Sunday, June 2, 2013. The village is enclosed by the floods. Heavy rainfalls cause flooding along rivers and lakes in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
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- People remove mud from a street in the flooded western Austrian village of Koessen June 3, 2013. Torrential rain caused widespread flooding and landslides across Austria on Sunday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate their homes.REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (AUSTRIA – Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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- A traffic sign is seen surrounded by the flooded Berounka river on the outskirts of Prague June 3, 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/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC – Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT
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- A general view of the flooded Berounka river is seen on the outskirts of Prague June 3, 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/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC – Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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- A small truck, partially submerged by the water from the rising Vltava river, is seen in a park in central Prague June 3, 2013. Volunteers piled up sandbags to keep a swollen river from overwhelming the Czech capital’s historic centre on Monday after floods across central Europe forced factories to close, drove thousands from their homes and killed at least seven people. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC – Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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- Rescue workers pull a rubber dinghy next to a damaged car in the flooded western Austrian village of Koessen June 3, 2013. Torrential rain caused widespread flooding and landslides across Austria on Sunday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (AUSTRIA – Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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- A man walks through flood water in a street in the centre of the Bavarian town of Passau, about 200 km (124 miles) north-east of Munich June 3, 2013. Torrential rain in the south and south-east of Germany caused heavy flooding over the weekend, forcing people to evacuate their homes. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle (GERMANY – Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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- A street sign is partially submerged in the flooded centre of the Bavarian town of Passau, about 200 km (124 miles) north-east of Munich June 3, 2013. Torrential rain in the south and south-east of Germany caused heavy flooding over the weekend, forcing people to evacuate their homes. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle (GERMANY – Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
Here are the URLs of the videos…
http://news.yahoo.com/video/record-floods-hit-parts-europe-122619602.html
http://news.yahoo.com/video/floods-strike-bavarias-passau-city-122124200.html
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