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Thousands evacuated as German flood damage costs billions

Thousands of homes have been evacuated along Germany’s River Elbe after waters threatened to break through levees protecting several towns.

Thousands evacuated as German flood damage costs billions

Tue, 11 Jun, 2013 - 12:49

Thousands of homes have been evacuated along Germany’s River Elbe after waters threatened to break through levees protecting several towns.

Around 8,000 people left their houses in the Saxony-Anhalt town of Stendal.

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