2009 European floods
The 2009 European floods were a series of natural disasters that took place in June 2009 in Central Europe. Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Turkey were all affected. The heavy rains caused overflowing of the rivers Oder, Vistula, Elbe and Danube. At least 12 people were killed in the Czech Republic and one in Poland.
Precipitation totals, 19–30 June 2009 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Duration | June 2009 |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 33 |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Areas affected | Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Germany, Romania, Serbia, Turkey |
The floods were the worst natural disaster in the Czech Republic since floods in 2002, which had killed 17 people and caused billions of dollars of damage in Prague. Those same floodwaters from the Czech Republic also affected Germany, with Dresden being hit by its worst flooding for over a century and three thousand people evacuated from areas where water was said to be waist-deep. Austria also experienced its heaviest rainfalls in half a century.