2010 Central European floods
The 2010 Central European floods were a devastating series of weather events which occurred across several Central European countries during May and June 2010. Poland was the worst affected. Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Serbia were also affected.
Floods in Gliwice, Poland
Wrocław's flooded Kozanów district
Vistula broads in Strzyżawa - The riverbed is located approximately 500m from the edge of the forest on the left side
Flood in Opole
1997 Central European flood
The 1997 Central European flood or the 1997 Oder Flood of the Oder and Morava river basins in July 1997 affected Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany, taking the lives of 114 people and causing material damages estimated at $4.5 billion. The flooding began in the Czech Republic, then spread to Poland and Germany. In Poland, where it was one of the most disastrous floods in the country's history, it was named the Millennium Flood. The term was also used in Germany (Jahrtausendflut). The event has also been referred to as the Great Flood of 1997.
Kozanów residential district in Wrocław, Poland during the flooding
Exit sign from village of Stary Dwór, Wołów County, Poland
Zollbrücke, Germany
Hohensaaten, Germany