2002 Vltava and Labe River Flood - Obríství, Czech Republic
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N 50° 17.778 E 014° 28.721
33U E 462868 N 5571704
Obríství is a village and municipality in Melník District in the Central Bohemian Region
Waymark Code: WMXYYW
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/19/2018
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Obríství village is close to confluence two big rivers in Czcech Republic - Vltava River and Labe River.
In August 2002 the whole village was flooded by Vltava and Labe river.
The floods, which surpassed in size all the floods in the Czech Republic, which are kept historical records. 504 villages were flooded, a thousand homes and 73 bridges was destroyed and 220,000 people was evacuated. Prague was witnessed five hundred years flood.
Natural or man made event?: Natural
What type of marker?: wall plaque
When did this occur?: 2002
Website related to the event..: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
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.