Flood report

[wiseheart]

The River Danube peaked at 681 centimetres last night. The lower quays of the capitol are still under water. Some villages can only be approached by boat. 11,000 buildings and 32,000 people are currently endangered, and the water is slow to go back. The water pressure is very high, at many places the sandbags are leaking. The government has spent 200 millions for flood defence (or whatever it is called in English) so far.

For Americans these numbers might not seem very high - you folks probably have more of this stuff in a single city. But we're a small country, so yes, comparatively, it is a lot.

Sometimes I'm almost ashamed that I live in a part of the city that is considerably safe. The Danube isn't very far from our place, but isn't close enough to endanger us directly. Not when it's "only" six and a half metres high.

Comments

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Hey, how come that your icon has changed?

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

I change them from time to time. The St. Patrick's Day icon was getting sort of old. You changed yours too - Sean Bean Elf instead of Gildor Inglorion. I always forget that you don't have to change the default, that you can choose different ones for each thread. :)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Heh. Someone gave me six months' worth of paid membership, so I enjoy playing with more icons. I never change the default, though. Gildor would pout for an Age or two...