2010 Central European floods
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The 2010 Central European floods were a devastating series of weather events which occurred across several Central European countries during May, June and August 2010. Poland
was the worst affected. Austria
, Czech Republic
, Germany
, Hungary
, Slovakia
, Serbia
and Ukraine
were also affected.
At least thirty-seven people died in the floods and approximately 23,000 people were evacuated. The city of Kraków
declared a state of emergency.
The floods forced the closure and relocation of items from the Auschwitz concentration camp museum
. On 20 May, aid began arriving to Poland from several European Union
countries.
s. Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk
informed the Sejm
that ongoing flooding was "the worst natural disaster in the nation's history ... without precedent in the past 160 years".
Two months worth of rain poured down over one twenty-four hour period. In the Czech Republic, the heaviest rain for eight years was reported. The floods forced the closure of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
. Museum staff relocated important artifacts to higher ground as floodwaters approached. Kraków
, a popular attraction with tourists, announced a state of emergency
. On 18 May, due to the high level reached by the Vistula river in Kraków the Dębnicki bridge, located in the center of the city, was closed. The Nowohucki bridge was also closed.
The flooding lasted for a number of days, and escalated on 20 May when the Vistula River broke its banks and spilt into the town of Sandomierz
. This caused residents to be stranded in their homes while power outages affected telecommunication. The Vistula basin had its last major flood in 1997 but is not considered as bad as the current flooding.
The flood alert was also declared in Wrocław where the level of the Oder river on 22 May reached 665 cm in Trestno
. The housing estate district Kozanów in Wrocław was flooded after a temporary anti-flood sandbag wall was broken.
On Sunday 23 May the Wisła river broke a retaining wall and flooded Świniary near Płock, and other near villages like Szady, Wiączemin Polski
, Nowy Wiączemin
and Nowosiodło. In total 22 villages in the Płock area have been either flooded or are facing imminent flooding. Around 4,000 people and 5,000 animals are being evacuated with many more facing a similar fate. In Płock the street Gmury was flooded.
In the Lublin Voivodeship
the river Chodelka flooded in the Gmina Wilków
and 800 people had to be evacuated. 23 villages in the area are already flooded with 4–5 meters of water and the situation continues to worsen through Sunday 23.
During the May floods at least 6,200 households in the Małopolska region alone were fully or partially flooded and 12,000 people were affected by it. Numerous other places in Poland are flooded too.
On 2 June, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship
, the flood alert was again announced on the terrain of Kraków
and Tarnów
and the Bochnia
, Brzesko
, Dąbrowa
, Sucha
counties, and in 8 gmina
s. 12 rivers exceed the alarm condition in 14 places, and warning states were exceeded by 11 rivers on 21 places. On 4 June the railway bridge between Nowy Sącz
and Stary Sącz
was broken by the river Poprad. At least 3 people fell from the bridge into the rushing waters. According to some reports their fate is still unknown while other say they managed to save themselves. The Poprad river also flooded the town of Muszyna
. On 5 June the Vistula flooded the Gmina Szczucin
and around 3,000 people had to be evacuated.
In the Silesian Voivodeship
the flood alerts were again announced in the Bielsko
, Bieruń-Lędziny
, Cieszyn
, Gliwice
, Pszczyna
, Racibórz
, Wodzisław and Żywiec
counties, and also in cities of Bielsko-Biała
, Gliwice
and Zabrze
. In the Lublin Voivodeship
, the flood alert was announced on river-side
gminas.
In the Subcarpathian Voivodeship
the river Ropa flooded the town Jasło on 5 June.
The part of the city of Sandomierz
(located in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
) which lies on the right side of the Vistula, and which was already flooded in May, has been flooded again from 3 June by the Trześniówka
river. The city is also under threat by the Vistula river which reached 770 cm level, over 100 cm passed the alarm level.
, Northern Hungary eighteen towns and villages were cut from the outside world by the flood of the rivers Sajó
, Hernád and Bódva
. More than 480 people had to leave their homes. In Miskolc
the Szinva
flooded the Diósgyőr
district of the city during what was described by locals as "the biggest flood since 1975".
Several roads became unusable, the border checkpoint of Sátoraljaújhely
/Slovenské Nové Mesto
was closed on June 1.
In Pásztó
(Nógrád county), a local reservoir
threatened with overflow; the earthen dam was strengthened by sandbags. 2000 people had to leave their homes. Houses would be under 4 m water within seven minutes of the collapse of the dam.
A short part of Motorway M1
collapsed near Győr
.
On 21 May, the death toll in Poland had reached at least nine people with the whereabouts of three others being unknown. On 24 May the death toll in Poland was 15 confirmed dead.
The flood claimed several casualties in Hungary too: a man, whose house collapsed on him, died in Miskolc a woman died and two other persons suffered injuries in a car crash in Fejér county, where a car slipped on the flooded road; also in Fejér county a tree fell during the heavy rain, hitting a man who suffered life-threatening injuries.
, Germany, Lithuania
, Latvia
and Estonia
, as well as the Czech Republic, despite that country being affected by the floods too. On 25 May 2010, Poland received help also from Russia
(including 18 high-power pumps, 34 boats and 5 mobile power stations).
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
was the worst affected. Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
and Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
were also affected.
At least thirty-seven people died in the floods and approximately 23,000 people were evacuated. The city of Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
declared a state of emergency.
The floods forced the closure and relocation of items from the Auschwitz concentration camp museum
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum is a memorial and museum in Oświęcim, Poland , which includes the German concentration camps Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau. It is devoted to the memory of the murders in both camps during World War II...
. On 20 May, aid began arriving to Poland from several European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
countries.
Poland
The floods caused the death of at least twenty-five people. Approximately 23,000 people were evacuated and the estimated economic cost was euroEuro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
s. Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk
Donald Tusk
Donald Franciszek Tusk is a Polish politician who has been Prime Minister of Poland since 2007. He was a co-founder and is chairman of the Civic Platform party....
informed the Sejm
Sejm
The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....
that ongoing flooding was "the worst natural disaster in the nation's history ... without precedent in the past 160 years".
Two months worth of rain poured down over one twenty-four hour period. In the Czech Republic, the heaviest rain for eight years was reported. The floods forced the closure of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum is a memorial and museum in Oświęcim, Poland , which includes the German concentration camps Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau. It is devoted to the memory of the murders in both camps during World War II...
. Museum staff relocated important artifacts to higher ground as floodwaters approached. Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
, a popular attraction with tourists, announced a state of emergency
State of emergency
A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend some normal functions of the executive, legislative and judicial powers, alert citizens to change their normal behaviours, or order government agencies to implement emergency preparedness plans. It can also be used as a rationale...
. On 18 May, due to the high level reached by the Vistula river in Kraków the Dębnicki bridge, located in the center of the city, was closed. The Nowohucki bridge was also closed.
The flooding lasted for a number of days, and escalated on 20 May when the Vistula River broke its banks and spilt into the town of Sandomierz
Sandomierz
Sandomierz is a city in south-eastern Poland with 25,714 inhabitants . Situated in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , previously in Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship . It is the capital of Sandomierz County . Sandomierz is known for its Old Town, a major tourist attraction...
. This caused residents to be stranded in their homes while power outages affected telecommunication. The Vistula basin had its last major flood in 1997 but is not considered as bad as the current flooding.
The flood alert was also declared in Wrocław where the level of the Oder river on 22 May reached 665 cm in Trestno
Trestno
Trestno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siechnice, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.The village has a population of 110....
. The housing estate district Kozanów in Wrocław was flooded after a temporary anti-flood sandbag wall was broken.
On Sunday 23 May the Wisła river broke a retaining wall and flooded Świniary near Płock, and other near villages like Szady, Wiączemin Polski
Wiaczemin Polski
Wiączemin Polski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Słubice, within Płock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Słubice, south-east of Płock, and west of Warsaw.-References:...
, Nowy Wiączemin
Nowy Wiaczemin
Nowy Wiączemin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Słubice, within Płock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.-References:...
and Nowosiodło. In total 22 villages in the Płock area have been either flooded or are facing imminent flooding. Around 4,000 people and 5,000 animals are being evacuated with many more facing a similar fate. In Płock the street Gmury was flooded.
In the Lublin Voivodeship
Lublin Voivodeship
- Administrative division :Lublin Voivodeship is divided into 24 counties : 4 city counties and 20 land counties. These are further divided into 213 gminas....
the river Chodelka flooded in the Gmina Wilków
Gmina Wilków, Lublin Voivodeship
Gmina Wilków is a rural gmina in Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Wilków, which lies approximately north-west of Opole Lubelskie and west of the regional capital Lublin....
and 800 people had to be evacuated. 23 villages in the area are already flooded with 4–5 meters of water and the situation continues to worsen through Sunday 23.
During the May floods at least 6,200 households in the Małopolska region alone were fully or partially flooded and 12,000 people were affected by it. Numerous other places in Poland are flooded too.
On 2 June, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Małopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland...
, the flood alert was again announced on the terrain of Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
and Tarnów
Tarnów
Tarnów is a city in southeastern Poland with 115,341 inhabitants as of June 2009. The city has been situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999, but from 1975 to 1998 it was the capital of the Tarnów Voivodeship. It is a major rail junction, located on the strategic east-west connection...
and the Bochnia
Bochnia County
Bochnia County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Bochnia, which lies ...
, Brzesko
Brzesko County
Brzesko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Brzesko, which lies ...
, Dąbrowa
Dabrowa County
Dąbrowa County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Dąbrowa Tarnowska, which lies east...
, Sucha
Sucha County
Sucha County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. Its administrative seat and largest town is Sucha Beskidzka, which lies south-west of the regional capital Kraków...
counties, and in 8 gmina
Gmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
s. 12 rivers exceed the alarm condition in 14 places, and warning states were exceeded by 11 rivers on 21 places. On 4 June the railway bridge between Nowy Sącz
Nowy Sacz
Nowy Sącz is a town in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland. It is the district capital of Nowy Sącz County, but is not included within the powiat.-Names:...
and Stary Sącz
Stary Sacz
Stary Sącz - is a town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, seat of the municipality Stary Sącz. It's a one of the oldest towns in Poland, founded in 13th century.- Geography :...
was broken by the river Poprad. At least 3 people fell from the bridge into the rushing waters. According to some reports their fate is still unknown while other say they managed to save themselves. The Poprad river also flooded the town of Muszyna
Muszyna
Muszyna is a town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. Population: 4,989 . It is a railroad junction, located near border with Slovakia, with trains going into three directions - towards Nowy Sącz, Krynica-Zdrój and southwards, to Slovakia....
. On 5 June the Vistula flooded the Gmina Szczucin
Gmina Szczucin
Gmina Szczucin is an urban-rural gmina in Dąbrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Szczucin, which lies approximately north of Dąbrowa Tarnowska and east of the regional capital Kraków...
and around 3,000 people had to be evacuated.
In the Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...
the flood alerts were again announced in the Bielsko
Bielsko County
Bielsko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Bielsko-Biała, although the city...
, Bieruń-Lędziny
Bierun-Ledziny County
Bieruń-Lędziny County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Bieruń, which lies ...
, Cieszyn
Cieszyn County
Cieszyn County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech and Slovak border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998...
, Gliwice
Gliwice County
Gliwice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Gliwice, although the city is not...
, Pszczyna
Pszczyna County
Pszczyna County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Pszczyna, which lies south of...
, Racibórz
Racibórz County
Racibórz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is...
, Wodzisław and Żywiec
Zywiec County
Żywiec County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Żywiec,...
counties, and also in cities of Bielsko-Biała
Bielsko-Biała
-Economy and Industry:Nowadays Bielsko-Biała is one of the best-developed parts of Poland. It was ranked 2nd best city for business in that country by Forbes. About 5% of people are unemployed . Bielsko-Biała is famous for its textile, machine-building, and especially automotive industry...
, Gliwice
Gliwice
Gliwice is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Gliwice is the west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union – a metropolis with a population of 2 million...
and Zabrze
Zabrze
Zabrze is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union is a metropolis with a population of around 2 million...
. In the Lublin Voivodeship
Lublin Voivodeship
- Administrative division :Lublin Voivodeship is divided into 24 counties : 4 city counties and 20 land counties. These are further divided into 213 gminas....
, the flood alert was announced on river-side
Vistula
The Vistula is the longest and the most important river in Poland, at 1,047 km in length. The watershed area of the Vistula is , of which lies within Poland ....
gminas.
In the Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Podkarpackie Voivodeship , or Subcarpathian Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in extreme-southeastern Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów...
the river Ropa flooded the town Jasło on 5 June.
The part of the city of Sandomierz
Sandomierz
Sandomierz is a city in south-eastern Poland with 25,714 inhabitants . Situated in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , previously in Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship . It is the capital of Sandomierz County . Sandomierz is known for its Old Town, a major tourist attraction...
(located in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, or Świętokrzyskie Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is presently divided. It is situated in central Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Świętokrzyskie mountain range...
) which lies on the right side of the Vistula, and which was already flooded in May, has been flooded again from 3 June by the Trześniówka
Trześniówka
Trześniówka is a river in Poland, a right tributary of the Vistula . Its length is 56,9 km with a basin area of 569,6 km². During the Central Euroopean floods in June 2010 Trześniówka flooded parts of Sandomierz.- See also :...
river. The city is also under threat by the Vistula river which reached 770 cm level, over 100 cm passed the alarm level.
Hungary
In Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén CountyBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén is the name of an administrative county in north-eastern Hungary , on the border with Slovakia. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Nógrád, Heves, Hajdú-Bihar and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. The capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county is Miskolc...
, Northern Hungary eighteen towns and villages were cut from the outside world by the flood of the rivers Sajó
Sajó
The Sajó is a river in Slovakia and Hungary.Its length is 229 km, of which 110 km is in Slovakia. Its source is in the Stolica Mountains range of the Slovak Ore Mountains. It flows through the Slovak town Rožňava and the Hungarian city Miskolc. In Hungary it flows through the county of...
, Hernád and Bódva
Bodva
The Bodva is a 110-km long river in Slovakia and Hungary. Its source is in the Slovenské rudohorie Mountains. The river crosses the border with Hungary near Turňa nad Bodvou, and it flows into the river Sajó in Boldva, north of Miskolc...
. More than 480 people had to leave their homes. In Miskolc
Miskolc
Miskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 170,000 Miskolc is the fourth largest city of Hungary It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.- Geography :Miskolc is located...
the Szinva
Szinva
Szinva is a stream in northern Hungary, a tributary to the river Sajó. It originates in the Bükk Mountains. It is 30 kilometres long, 20 kilometres of which can be found the city of Miskolc, through which the stream flows from west to east...
flooded the Diósgyőr
Diósgyor
Diósgyőr is a historical town in Hungary, today it is a part of Miskolc. The medieval castle in Diósgyőr was a favourite holiday residence of Hungarian kings and queens; today it is a popular tourist attraction. The city part has a heavy industrial background...
district of the city during what was described by locals as "the biggest flood since 1975".
Several roads became unusable, the border checkpoint of Sátoraljaújhely
Sátoraljaújhely
Sátoraljaújhely or אוהעלי ) is a town located in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in northern Hungary near the Slovak border. It is east from the county capital Miskolc.- History :...
/Slovenské Nové Mesto
Slovenské Nové Mesto
Slovenské Nové Mesto is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of south-eastern Slovakia.-History:The village is a former suburb of the Hungarian city of Sátoraljaújhely, which was separated from the rest of the city by the border of the newly created...
was closed on June 1.
In Pásztó
Pásztó
Pásztó is a town in Nógrád county, Hungary.- External links :*...
(Nógrád county), a local reservoir
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
threatened with overflow; the earthen dam was strengthened by sandbags. 2000 people had to leave their homes. Houses would be under 4 m water within seven minutes of the collapse of the dam.
A short part of Motorway M1
M1 motorway (Hungary)
The M1 motorway is a long highway in northwestern Hungary, connecting Budapest to Győr and Vienna. The first section of the motorway opened in the 1970s, reaching the Austrian border at Hegyeshalom in 1996. It follows the route of the old Route 1 one-lane highway.- Junctions, exits and rest areas...
collapsed near Győr
Gyor
-Climate:-Main sights:The ancient core of the city is Káptalan Hill at the confluence of three rivers: the Danube, Rába and Rábca. Püspökvár, the residence of Győr’s bishops can be easily recognised by its incomplete tower. Győr’s oldest buildings are the 13th-century dwelling tower and the...
.
Fatalities
On 17 May, the death toll reached five people. Four of these were in Poland and included a fireman. The other, an elderly woman, was in the Czech Republic when she drowned.On 21 May, the death toll in Poland had reached at least nine people with the whereabouts of three others being unknown. On 24 May the death toll in Poland was 15 confirmed dead.
The flood claimed several casualties in Hungary too: a man, whose house collapsed on him, died in Miskolc a woman died and two other persons suffered injuries in a car crash in Fejér county, where a car slipped on the flooded road; also in Fejér county a tree fell during the heavy rain, hitting a man who suffered life-threatening injuries.
| Country | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
25 |
| Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
3 |
| Serbia Serbia Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans... |
2 |
| Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
2 |
| Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south... |
1+2 |
| Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
1+1 |
| Total | 34 |
Recovery
Poland asked for assistance from other European Union nations. They came to the rescue from 20 May onwards, with FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Germany, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
and Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
, as well as the Czech Republic, despite that country being affected by the floods too. On 25 May 2010, Poland received help also from Russia
Russia
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(including 18 high-power pumps, 34 boats and 5 mobile power stations).
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- 2010 Romanian floods2010 Romanian floodsThe 2010 Romanian floods were the result of an extreme weather event that struck Romania in late June 2010. Currently, at least 21 people died. The north-east of the country, especially Suceava County was most affected...
- 2010 Slovenia floods2010 Slovenia floodsThe 2010 Slovenia floods, on the weekend of 17–19 September 2010, were caused by heavy rains in Slovenia, resulting in one of the worst floods in the country's history. Among the regions affected were the capital Ljubljana, the Zasavje region, Laško, the Slovenian Littoral and the Lower Carniola...
- 2010 Var floods2010 Var floodsThe 2010 Var floods were the result of heavy rainfall in southern France that caused severe floods in the department of the Var in the evening of 15 June 2010. As well as generalized flooding, there were also flash floods. Meteorologists say the floods are the worst in the region since 1827,...
- European floods: 20022002 European floodsIn August 2002 a 100-year flood caused by over a week of continuous heavy rains ravaged Europe, killing dozens, dispossessing thousands, and causing damage of billions of euros in the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania and Croatia....
, 20052005 European floodsThe 2005 European floods hit mainly Romania, Switzerland, Austria and Germany, as well as several other countries in Central Europe and Eastern Europe during August 2005...
, 20062006 European floodsFrom February to April 2006 many rivers across Europe, especially the Elbe and Danube, swelled due to heavy rain and melting snow and rose to record levels...
, 20092009 European floodsThe 2009 European floods were a series of natural disasters that took place in June 2009 in Central Europe. Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia have all been affected. The heavy rains caused overflowing of the rivers Oder, Vistula, Elbe and Danube... - European Flood Alert SystemEuropean Flood Alert SystemThe European Flood Alert System project is a European Commission initiative to increase preparedness for riverine floods across Europe.- History :Over the last decades severe fluvial floods of trans-national dimensions have taken place in Europe...
- Floods directiveFloods directiveDIRECTIVE 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on the assessment and management of flood risks is commonly known as the ‘Floods Directive’....
- Global storm activity of late 2010
- Global storm activity of early 2010Global storm activity of early 2010The global storm activity of early 2010 includes major meteorological events in the Earth's atmosphere from January 1 through to the last day of April, including winter storms , hailstorms, out of season monsoon rain storms, extratropical cyclones, gales, microbursts, flooding, rainstorms and other...