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Flooding in Eastern Europe 2006

The Danube River Flooded Parts of Eastern Europe in Spring 2006

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These pictures were taken in Romania to record the magnitude of the disaster. Romania was hit particularly hard by the flooding of the Danube.

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  1. Flooding in Romania Makes Community Centers UnusableA village church is swamped by flood waters.
  2. The Danube Flood Waters Reached Heights Not Seen in a CenturyThe Danube River reached record levels in the 2006 flooding.
  3. Flooding Has Caused Concern about Contaminated Drinking Water in East EuropeFlood water has mixed with drinking water from a village well.
  4. Flooding in Eastern Europe Has Displaced Thousands of PeopleThis is where the Danube River use to wind around the village of Tudor Vladimirescu.

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