🌊 Example: Flooding on the Elbe River (Germany 2002)
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Region: Central Germany and the Elbe region
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Days of heavy rainfall led to catastrophic flooding in Central and Eastern Europe. Many cities were submerged, and thousands had to be evacuated.
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Characteristic Value Date August 2002 Affected Countries DE, CZ, AT Fatalities 21 in Germany Damage approx. €11.6 billion -
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