Waters rise in Eastern Europe

Posted by Amanda Kendle Mar 31, 2006

Everyone who's visited Prague in the years since 2002 will have seen the flood marks near Charles Bridge, and marvelled at how much of the city had been underwater.

In the Czech Republic and Slovakia, rivers are under close watch - after the 2002 floods, everyone fears a repeat of the damage and disasters.

A long winter, a sudden spring, or just bad luck - there are a range of reasons given for the high river level and the fears that high water could once again flood parts of cities like Prague. The Czech Prime Minister hurried home from Egypt to lead emergency meetings. Evacuations have also started, the largest to date being 10,000 people from Znojmo, southeast of Prague.