In August 2002, Prague suffered the worst flood in the city’s recorded history. The Vitava river ... exhausted, a week after his bid for freedom. Although that sea lion makes only the briefest ...

Once Hitler invaded, Toussaint was sent to Belgrade, but he returned to Prague in 1941 . At the end of the war, after ... the book, Eisen weaves in his experiences and family history.

As volunteers and inhabitants of the affected areas try to dry out and scrape off the silt and debris, the flood damage ... Dnes on August 24. The historical part of Prague reported that about ...

Prague was putting up flood defences in the city's historic centre on Friday after Czech forecasters expanded a warning for extreme rainfall to areas of the country including the capital ...

The Czech government has declared a nationwide state of emergency, Prague's metro system ... local authorities believe the metal flood defences - installed after the catastrophic floods of 2002 ...