Flooding sparks Czech evacuation

RIVERS, swollen by rain and melting snow, forced hundreds of residents in the Czech Republic and Germany to flee their homes yesterday.

Mon, 03 Apr, 2006 - 01:00
Nadia Rybarova, Prague

Residents evacuated the Czech town of Olomouc, 250 kilometres south-east of Prague, as the Morava river burst through flood barriers early yesterday.

A total of 2,500 people may be evacuated if water levels rise further.

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