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| Feb.21 |
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Germany migrant shelter fire 'cheered by onlookers' Map of Bautzen Germany A fire which broke out at a building planned to house migrants in eastern Germany was greeted with cheers from some onlookers, police say
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| Dec.18 |
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World War II bomb defused in German city Map of Potsdam Germany Some 9,700 people were evacuated from the surrounding area and a meeting of a state legislature was interrupted
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| Jun.12 |
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Floods sweep through Central Europe Map of Saxony Germany Floods continued to devastate communities alongside the surging River Elbe in Germany's northeastern Saxony-Anhalt state | |
| Jun.10 |
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Germany's swollen Elbe River breaches new levee Its relentless march toward the North Sea is forcing authorities to evacuate 10 villages and shut down one of the country's main railway rou...
| Jun.9 |
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Dam breaks near Magdeburg as Hungary floods recede Map of Magdeburg Germany A dam has broken on the flood-swollen River Elbe, forcing thousands of people to leave their homes around the city of Magdeburg
| Jun.5 |
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Evacuations as Dresden faces flood Some 600 people have been evacuated in Dresden as floodwater continues to threaten parts of southern Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic
| May.9 |
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Lightning strike injures 39 at party in Germany A lightning strike has injured 39 people, eight of them severely, at a Father's Day party in a village near the city of Schwerin
| Apr.3 |
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Experts defuse unexploded WWII bomb in central Berlin Bomb disposal experts have successfully disabled a World War II bomb discovered near the main station in the German capital
| Mar.21 |
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Double helicopter crash in Berlin Two helicopters have crashed near Berlin's Olympic Stadium, leaving several people dead or injured
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| Jun.8 |
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Tons of fresh produce trashed in Germany Werder Frucht's workers empty crate after crate of vine-ripened vegetables into a giant garbage container on the company's premises
| Apr.9 |
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Pile-up in freak German sandstorm A freak sandstorm that swept across a motorway near Rostock caused a multiple pile-up, leaving eight people dead and dozens injured
| Jan.29 |
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Train collision in Germany kills 10 Map of Oschersleben Germany Ten people were killed and 43 were injured, 18 seriously, when a regional HarzElbeExpress passenger train and a freight train collided | |
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| Sep.26 |
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12 dead in bus crash in Germany Map of Brandenburg Germany The bus tried to avoid a vehicle coming onto the motorway. The bus lost control and collided with the column of a bridge | |
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| Apr.11 |
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Polar bear attacks woman at Zoo Berlin: A woman climbed a fence and jumped into its habitat during feeding time. One adult polar bit her several times
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| Aug.16 |
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Dresden fights rising waters Flood levels at their highest for 157 years and more rain predicted
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Dresden swamped in record floods Authorities are evacuating tens of thousands of people from the centre of the city as floods have killed 10 people | |
| Aug.15 |
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Dresden floods reach all-time high The Elbe rose to about 8.9 metres (29 feet) overnight and is still rising and is expected to crest at around nine metres
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Dresden evacuated as waters rise Map of Dresden Germany Central Dresden was being evacuated amid fears that a wave might wash over the city after a dam break downstream | |
| Aug.14 |
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Floods surge through Germany South-eastern Germany is facing a catastrophe as flood waters surge downstream, causing the Elbe to burst its banks
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