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There was also “once in the century” in Poland, in 1997…

• rasz 5y ago
  no noo, it was once in a millenium flood! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Central_European_flood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Central_European_flood ... Poland was mostly hit because of brilliant idea to build in the flood plains. Image in that wiki article from Kozanow. Here in 2010 again https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kozan%C3%B3w#/media/Plik:Powodz_Kozanow_Wroclaw_Poland_22_may_2010.jpg https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kozan%C3%B3w#/media/Plik:Powod... "This area was treated - also due to the fact that it is located in a depression - as a floodplain in the event of catastrophic floods that sometimes occur here, caused by the flooded waters of the Odra or Ślęza, flowing not far west of Kozanów. The decision to build up Kozanów with tall apartment blocks [14] made of prefabricated slabs turned out to be fateful. After twenty years, the catastrophic flood of the millennium of 1997 flooded Kozanów and its vicinity [15]. The estate was the most disadvantaged area of the city, the water was reaching the first floor in some places. During the 2010 flood on May 22, Kozanów was partially flooded again."