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...city. The residents of Prague were at war with the elements, as a week of heavy rains swelled the Vltava River to 35 times its average flow, swamping the metro system, collapsing apartment buildings, engulfing roads and bridges and displacing some 50,000 people. It was the worst flood to hit Prague in more than a century. But as the waters receded at week's end, the city could claim a major victory. Thanks to a hastily built, 2-km-long floodwall, the historic Old Town - home to such treasures as the Old Town Square, the 15th century Astronomical Clock...
...together painstakingly with other pieces to get the complete picture. I also know from past experience that in covering terrorism, many of the fantastic stories you hear--and there have been many of them since 9/11--are going to turn out to be untrue. Unsubstantiated rumors and false leads flood the terror beat, so you have to check everything you get with multiple sources to come up with the truth...
...emergency in northern Italy following violent downpours that devastated beaches, farms and vineyards. In the Czech Republic, rivers burst their banks, killing two people and forcing the evacuation of 2,000. Rising waters also isolated several Austrian towns and washed away bridges. In Romania two people drowned in flood waters. But worst hit was Russia, where 18 holidaymakers were found dead on the Black Sea coast after flashfloods destroyed their campsites...
...work of low- and mid-level officials who, as one Bush aide puts it, "feel left out of the action." More likely, the White House has underestimated the depth of opposition to its single-minded focus on Iraq. If nothing else, Bush and Rice may feel that the flood of war plans helps scare Saddam into lying low. "They may think," said an old diplomatic hand, "that signaling is important...
...brother John visited Medzilaborce. With his help, the museum opened in 1991 and survived initial protests - 1,700 signed a petition against it - and a fair share of financing and operating problems: it took the town nine years to fix the museum's leaky roof that at times would flood the exhibition halls...