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Flooding endangers Slovakia

June 4, 2013June 5, 2013 The Slovak Spectator Czech Republic, Slovakia

Because of the heavy rain that hit Europe over the past few days, several countries, including Slovakia, now face the

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Flood Watch Budapest: Class 1 Storm warning issued

June 4, 2013June 5, 2013 The Budapest Times Czech Republic, Hungary

The Hungarian Weather Service, OMS, has issued a yellow Class 1 weather warning for Budapest and the northern parts of

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Flood Watch Budapest: Orbán announces state of emergency

June 4, 2013June 5, 2013 Niklas Jakobsson of The Budapest Times Czech Republic, Hungary

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has declared a state of emergency due to the high water levels in the Danube, taking

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Central European flood death toll reaches eight

June 4, 2013June 4, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Czech Republic

The death toll from floods in Central Europe has reached eight, with nine people missing, with cities and towns in

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Travel: The iron furnaces of Moravia

June 3, 2013June 2, 2013 Marketa Hulpachova of The Prague Post Czech Republic

The Moravian secret of metallurgy dates back to the 8th and 9th centuries, when itinerant metalworkers would flock to the

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Heavy flooding reaches Prague

June 3, 2013June 3, 2013 The Prague Post Czech Republic

Five people have been confirmed dead and four are missing as a result of the flooding that has devastated parts

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Prague braces for heavy floods

June 2, 2013June 4, 2013 The Prague Post Czech Republic

The Czech Republic government was set to hold an emergency meeting at 6pm on June 2 to address the impact

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One dead, four missing in floods in Czech Republic

June 2, 2013June 3, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Czech Republic

A woman died in Třebenice outside Prague on June 2 when her house collapsed because of flooding and four people

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Calling all creative minds in cyberspace

May 26, 2013May 27, 2013 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post Czech Republic

First there was LinkedIn, then Myspace, then Facebook and now … Toadsquare. Prague-based Czech-Australian Jane Hrouda has launched a website

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