'Our plan worked': How Vienna prepared itself for a 5,000-year flood
The steps Vienna took to prepare for extreme rainfall may hold lessons for how other cities can face deluges to come.
Flood-hit Austria to ramp up disaster fund to 1 billion euros
Austria on Wednesday announced a package of measures in response to severe flooding across the country, including a tripling ...
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River Wien surges as heavy rains hits Vienna, Austria
The Wien River surged following heavy rains from Storm Boris in Vienna, Austria. Footage shows the fast-flowing river nearly ...
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Why Vienna is not under water today
"Vienna can handle floods", summed up Mayor Michael Ludwig after the weekend. That this is the case is also due to the mighty ...
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Wien river overflows causing severe floods in Vienna, Austria
The Wien River overflowed following heavy rain from Storm Boris in Vienna, Austria. Video captured by Manuel Dauer shows the ...
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Roads, rail and the Vienna Metro: What's the state of Austria's transport services?
Flooding has hit Austria hard, leaving many roadways impassable, metro services partially suspended, and river boats stranded ...
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Deadly floods in Central Europe damage famous monasteries, seminary
Authorities and volunteers are racing against time to fortify flood defenses. In Austria, the Cistercian Abbey of Heiligenkreuz in the Vienna Woods, one of the world’s oldest continuously ...
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Flood had “unprecedented impact on public transport”
Vienna also experienced an extraordinary flood event last weekend. The Vienna River, normally a small trickle, swelled into a ...
Floods in Central Europe threaten new areas. Heavy rains also flood parts of Italy
A massive floodwave moving across Central Europe was threatening new areas and raising concerns among residents and leaders ...