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                       Flood Waters Sweeps Across Europe

   German authorities have ordered the evacuation of several villages as
   flooding continues to sweep across central Europe.
   The Elbe river swelled to water levels more than five meters above
   normal in the German city of Magdeburg.
   Along with the Elbe, the Danube Vlatava rivers have overflowed after a
   week of heavy rains, causing extensive damage in the Czech Republic,
   Austria, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland.
   Firefighters in the Polish capital, Warsaw, evacuated passengers Sunday
   from flooded vehicles on the city`s busiest motorways. Many major roads
   were not accessible and long traffic jams blocked the major highways in
   the city.
   Officials have reported at least 21 flood-related deaths across central
   Europe.
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