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 2002
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| Aug.12 |
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Prague on alert for storm surge Unseasonable storms in the south of the Czech Republic have already killed 6 people and some towns have been cut off
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35,000 ordered to evacuate from flood| Prague officials ordered the evacuation from a section of town threatened by floodwater | |
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| Aug.13 |
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Prague floods surge to new peaks| There are fears that river defences will be overwhelmed and the old city completely inundated | |
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| Aug.14 |
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Prague fears second flood surge| Sandbags and flood barriers are under maximum pressure as the city faces up to its 'worst moment' | |
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| Aug.15 |
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Flood damage releases poison gas| Potentially deadly chlorine gas was leaking into the air from a chemical plant 12 miles north of Prague | |
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| Aug.20 |
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Disease threat from flooding Floodwaters have swamped a cemetery where 10,000 Holocaust victims are buried creating a stinking lake at Theresienstadt
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| Aug.26 |
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Prague plant leaks killer chlorine Managers at the Spolana plant have been removed and an investigation has been launched of a 'mini-Chernobyl'
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| Nov.21 |
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  NATO expands by 7 members| The alliance has formally agreed to add ex-Soviet republics to its ranks for the first time | |
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