German flood wave rolls through Magdeburg

The swollen Elbe River peaked early today in the eastern German city of Magdeburg, which was spared a major evacuation effort as dikes held back the floods that have left a trail of devastation upstream.

German flood wave rolls through Magdeburg

The swollen Elbe River peaked early today in the eastern German city of Magdeburg, which was spared a major evacuation effort as dikes held back the floods that have left a trail of devastation upstream.

Authorities considered moving 20,000 people out of vulnerable areas of the city, but decided against the move, confident that the sandbags and dikes would hold back the water.

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