Vltava - 14th August 2002 (Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic)
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The depicted small bronze plaque, located on the front facade of Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and St. Wenceslaus, indicates the water level of Vtava river during the most catastrophic floods in the Czech history in August 2002...
Waymark Code: WMMFNT
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 09/14/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member SearchN
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The depicted small bronze plaque, located on the front facade of neo-Gothic Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and St. Wenceslaus (Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie a Sv. Václava), indicates the water level of Vtava (Moldau) river during the most catastrophic floods in the Czech history in August 2002.

In summer 2002 the Czech Republic and southeast Germany suffered heavy flooding along the rivers Vltava (Moldau) and Labe (Elbe). The cause was heavy rain, espe-cially on 7-8 and 11-13 August. It had also rained heavily in the Alps earlier in the summer. The peak water levels were 7.5 m above average for the Moldau and 9.4 m above average for the Elbe. The flood had devastating consequences. Villages and towns, large areas of arable land, roads, streets and industrial areas were flooded. Thousands of people were forced to leave their homes and several hospitals were evacuated. The flood put a strain on the entire community, both at the emergency stage and in the long term, but neither panic nor chaos ever arose. In total, 17 people lost their lives in the Czech Republic due to the floods, and damage from the flood was estimated at between 70-73 billions CZK (3 billions USD).

Natural or man made event?: Natural

What type of marker?: wall plaque

When did this occur?: August 13-14, 2002

Website related to the event..: [Web Link]

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A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.
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