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Local residents are evacuated by soldiers of the rising floodwater of the River Elbe in Dresden, eastern Germany, on June 5, 2013. German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged 100 million euros in emergency aid for flood-ravaged areas as surging waters that have claimed at least 11 lives and forced tens of thousands of evacuations across central Europe bore down on eastern Germany. AFP PHOTO / MICHAEL KAPPELER /AFP/Getty Images ( 520315286 )

A small settlement is completely cut off by the floods of the river Danube near the eastern Bavarian city of Deggendorf June 5, 2013. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay ( FLOODS-CENTRALEUROPE/ )

Local residents pile up sand bags to enforce the dam against the floods of the river Danube in Mecser some 150 kilometers west from the Hungarian capital Budapest on June 5, 2013. Hungary is preparing to face its worst flooding in 50 years as heavy rainfall continued to spread havoc across Central Europe. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared a state of alert as waters surge in the mighty Danube, which is also threatening cities in Austria. AFP PHOTO / FERENC ISZA/AFP/Getty Images ( 520314254 )

The highway crossing of the A92 (bottom) and the A3 is flooded near the eastern Bavarian city of Deggendorf and the mountain rig of the Bavarian Forrest (rear) June 5, 2013, after one of Europe's most frequented highways was flooded by the nearby river Danube on June 4. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay ( FLOODS-CENTRALEUROPE/ )

Waters of the flooded Elbe surround a church in the village of Boritz near Meissen after the river broke its bank during a flood, June 5, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas Peter ( FLOODS-CENTRALEUROPE/ )

Trucks stand stranded on the flooded motorway A3 near the eastern Bavarian city of Deggendorf June 5, 2013, after one of Europe's most frequented highways was flooded by the nearby river Danube on June 4. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay ( FLOODS-CENTRALEUROPE/ )

A man holding a dog looks at flood waters from the Danube river in Bratislava June 5, 2013. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa ( SLOVAKIA-FLOODS/ )

Soldiers take a break in the village of Bechyne, Southern Bohemia, 40 km north of Ceske Budejovice near the river Luznice, hit by floods, on June 5, 2013. Cities in Germany and the Czech Republic were scrambling to stave off potential disaster as a flood wave headed north, sending thousands of people fleeing their homes. AFP PHOTO / RADEK MICA/AFP/Getty Images ( 520314091 )

A small settlement is totally surrounded by the floods of the river Danube near the eastern Bavarian city of Deggendorf and the mountain rig of the Bavarian Forrest (rear) June 5, 2013. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay ( FLOODS-CENTRALEUROPE/ )

Houses stand almost fully immersed in the water of the Elbe near the city of Meissen after the river broke its bank during a flood, June 5, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas Peter ( FLOODS-CENTRALEUROPE/ )

A house stands almost fully immersed in the water of the Elbe near the city of Meissen after the river broke its bank during a flood, June 5, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas Peter ( FLOODS-CENTRALEUROPE/ )

Aerial view shows the flooded city of Meissen, eastern Germany, on June 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520316943 )

Aerial view shows flooding in Deggendorf, southern Germany on June 5, 2013. Cities in Germany and the Czech Republic were scrambling to stave off potential disaster as a flood wave headed north, sending thousands of people fleeing their homes. AFP PHOTO / ARMIN WEIGEL /AFP/Getty Images ( 520311199 )

Residents push a car out of a garage flooded by the river Elbe in Dresden, eastern Germany, on June 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO / ROBERT T MICHAEL/AFP/Getty Images ( 520312782 )

The ground floor of a hotel is flooded from the Kamenice river on June 05, 2013 in Hrensko, northern Bohemia. AFP PHOTO / MICHAL CIZEK/AFP/Getty Images ( 520313888 )

Waste is stacked in front of a nail salon at a street that was flooded by the river Danube in Passau, southern Germany, on June 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO/CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520314115 )

Residents look out of a restaurant flooded by the river Danube in Passau, southern Germany, on June 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520314414 )

Members of the German Life Saving Association DLRG, patrol onboard a boat through the flooded streets in Deggendorf, Bavaria, 5 June 2013, after the Danube river broke its banks. AFP PHOTO / KARL-JOSEF HILDENBRAND /AFP/Getty Images ( 520315125 )

A man saves goods from a flooded shop on June 05, 2013 in Hrensko, northern Bohemia. AFP PHOTO / MICHAL CIZEK/AFP/Getty Images ( 520314124 )

A place name sign submerges in the floods in Deggendorf, southern Germany, on June 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO / KARL-JOSEF HILDENBRAND / /AFP/Getty Images ( 520315216 )

Rooftops of submerged cars rise out of the floods in Deggendorf, southern Germany, on June 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO / KARL-JOSEF HILDENBRAND /AFP/Getty Images ( 520315158 )

High tide scale of the river Elbe is seen in Dresden, eastern Germany, on June 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO / ROBERT MICHAEL/AFP/Getty Images ( 520316132 )

A young men sleeps on stacked up sand bags after building a flood protection in a street flooded by the river Elbe in Dresden, eastern Germany, on June 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO / ROBERT MICHAEL/AFP/Getty Images ( 520315741 )

A helper stands on the roof of a flooded house in Deggendorf, southern Germany, on June 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO / KARL-JOSEF HILDENBRAND /AFP/Getty Images ( 520315274 )

A man and a boy in a rubber boat make their way through the flooded village of Deggendorf, southern Germany, on June 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO / KARL-JOSEF HILDENBRAND /AFP/Getty Images ( 520315794 )

A car to be sold is overflooded in Deggendorf, southern Germany, on June 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO / KARL-JOSEF HILDENBRAND /AFP/Getty Images ( 520316380 )

Aerial view shows a boat with rescue personal making their way through the flooded city of Meissen, eastern Germany, on June 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520316925 )

Aerial view shows a flooded container storage facility in Riesa, eastern Germany, on June 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520316844 )

Aerial view shows flooded streets in Goehlis, in eastern Germany, on June 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520317353 )

Aerial view shows a flooded alley near Meissen, eastern Germany on June 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELEJOHANNES ( 520317484 )

A man rides his bike through the flooded in Goehlis, eastern Germany, on June 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520317447 )

Aerial view shows flooded streets of Goehlis, eastern Germany on June 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520317504 )

Aerial view shows a man walking through the flooded streets of Goehlis, eastern Germany on June 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520317513 )

Aerial view shows flooded houses of Riesa, eastern Germany, on June 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520317674 )

Aerial view shows a flooded container storage facility in Riesa, eastern Germany, on June 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520317113 )

Aerial view shows the flooded streets of Goehlis, eastern Germany on June 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520317550 )

The flood waters along the Elbe River have reached Pillnitz Castle in Dresden, Germany, on June 4, 2013. Heavy rains over the past days are causing serious flooding in Saxony and other areas in Germany. ARNO BURGI/AFP/Getty Images ( 520294704 )

A man walks through a street submerging in the floods of the river Elbe in Pirna, eastern Germany, on June 4, 2013. German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged 100 million euros ($130 million) in emergency aid for flood-ravaged areas, as surging waters that have already claimed 10 lives and forced tens of thousands of evacuations across Europe bore down towards Germany. JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520287790 )

This picture taken on June 4, 2013 shows a car in the ravin following flooding in Kossen. All long-distance rail services west of Vienna -- including to Germany and Switzerland -- were suspended late Sunday due to flooding along the line, as hundreds around the country were evacuated from their homes and the search for two missing people continued. PIERRE TEYSSOT/AFP/Getty Images ( 520291400 )

This picture taken on June 4, 2013 shows damaged belongings put outside the houses following flooding in Kossen. All long-distance rail services west of Vienna -- including to Germany and Switzerland -- were suspended late Sunday due to flooding along the line, as hundreds around the country were evacuated from their homes and the search for two missing people continued. PIERRE TEYSSOT/AFP/Getty Images ( 520290947 )

This picture taken on June 4, 2013 shows army helping to put damaged furniture outside the houses following flooding in Kossen. All long-distance rail services west of Vienna -- including to Germany and Switzerland -- were suspended late Sunday due to flooding along the line, as hundreds around the country were evacuated from their homes and the search for two missing people continued. PIERRE TEYSSOT/AFP/Getty Images ( 520291033 )

Rubber boots filled with flowers stand in front of the entrance of a house protected with sand bags against the floods of the river Elbe on June 4, 2013 in Meissen, eastern Germany. Torrential rain and heavy flooding hit central Europe. MARTIN FOERSTER/AFP/Getty Images ( 520284341 )

This picture taken on June 4, 2013 shows all destroyed furniture put outside the houses following flooding in Kossen. All long-distance rail services west of Vienna -- including to Germany and Switzerland -- were suspended late Sunday due to flooding along the line, as hundreds around the country were evacuated from their homes and the search for two missing people continued. PIERRE TEYSSOT/AFP/Getty Images ( 520290746 )

People stand on a flooded street along the White Elster in Wuenschendorf, Germany, on June 4, 2013. Photo. Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged 100 million euros ($130 million) in emergency aid for flood-ravaged areas on Tuesday, as surging waters that have claimed at least 11 lives and forced tens of thousands of evacuations across Europe bore down on Germany. JENS-ULRICH KOCH/AFP/Getty Images ( 520288219 )

Two men paddle across a flooded market square after the Elbe river broke its banks during a flood in the east German town of Wehlen in the federal state of Saxony June 4, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas Peter ( FLOODS-CENTRALEUROPEAN )

German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks down at flood damage from a helicopter during a flight between Dresden and Pirna June 4, 2013, in this picture provided by BPA. REUTERS/Steffen Kugler/BPA via Reuters ( FLOODS-CENTRALEUROPE/ )

Water is being pumped out of cellars in the flooded city of Passau, southern Germany, on June 4, 2013. Torrential rain and heavy flooding hit central Europe. KARL-JOSEF HILDENBRAND/AFP/Getty Images ( 520284312 )

Residents of flooded areas in Gera, eastern Germany are evacuated on June 3, 2013. Parts of the eastern and southern Germany were flooded due to heavy and ongoing rainfalls. MARC TIRL/AFP/Getty Images ( 520262501 )

Inhabitants wait for rescuers on the top of a overflooded shop in Passau, Bavaria, on June 3, 2013 as parts of the eastern and southern Germany were flooded due to heavy and ongoing rainfalls. CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520262436 )

An aerial view shows the flooded city centre of Grimma, eastern Germany, on June 3, 2013. Parts of the eastern and southern Germany were flooded due to heavy and ongoing rainfall. JENS WOLF/AFP/Getty Images ( 520262563 )

The floods of the river Mulde have submersed a street near Leisnig, eastern Germany, Monday, June 3, 2013. Flooding has spread across a large area of central Europe following heavy rainfall in recent days. (AP Photo/dpa, Jens Wolf) ( Germany Europe Floods )

A rescuer navigates through an overflooded street in Passau, southern Germany, on June 3, 2013. Parts of the eastern and southern Germany were flooded due to heavy and ongoing rainfalls. CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520262112 )

Rescuers navigate through an overflooded street in Passau, southern Germany, on June 3, 2013. Parts of the eastern and southern Germany were flooded due to heavy and ongoing rainfalls. CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520262048 )

The rivers Inn (back) and Danube flood the old city of Passau, southern Germany, on June 3, 2013. Due to heavy and ongoing rainfalls, parts of the southern state of Bavaria were flooded. CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520260747 )

Water fills the flooded market place in the city center on June 3, 2013 in Grimma, Germany. Heavy rains are pounding southern and eastern Germany, causing wide-spread flooding and ruining crops. At least two people are missing and feared dead in what is evolving into the most serious flood levels since the so-called 100-year flood of 2002. Portions of Austria and the Czech Republic are also inundated. (Photo by Jens Schlueter/Getty Images) ( 169848906 )

Water fills the flooded city center on June 3, 2013 in Grimma, Germany. Heavy rains are pounding southern and eastern Germany, causing wide-spread flooding and ruining crops. At least two people are missing and feared dead in what is evolving into the most serious flood levels since the so-called 100-year flood of 2002. Portions of Austria and the Czech Republic are also inundated. (Photo by Jens Schlueter/Getty Images) ( 169848902 )

Water fills the flooded city center in front of a pub on June 3, 2013 in Grimma, Germany. Heavy rains are pounding southern and eastern Germany, causing wide-spread flooding and ruining crops. At least two people are missing and feared dead in what is evolving into the most serious flood levels since the so-called 100-year flood of 2002. Portions of Austria and the Czech Republic are also inundated. (Photo by Jens Schlueter/Getty Images) ( 169848895 )

Two cars stand among floodwaters from the nearby Weisse Elster river in the city center on June 3, 2013 in Zeitz, Germany. Heavy rains are pounding southern and eastern Germany, causing wide-spread flooding and ruining crops. At least two people are missing and feared dead in what is evolving into the most serious flood levels since the so-called 100-year flood of 2002. Portions of Austria and the Czech Republic are also inundated. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) ( 169848791 )

A young man paddles on his inflatable mattress through the flooded streets in the historic city center on June 3, 2013 in Passau, Germany. Heavy rains are pounding southern and eastern Germany, causing wide-spread flooding and ruining crops. At least two people are missing and feared dead in what is evolving into the most serious flood levels since the so-called 100-year flood of 2002. Portions of Austria and the Czech Republic are also inundated. (Photo by Lennart Preiss/Getty Images) ( 169847029 )

Parked cars are flooded by the rising Danube river in the historic city center on June 3, 2013 in Passau, Germany. Heavy rains are pounding southern and eastern Germany, causing wide-spread flooding and ruining crops. At least two people are missing and feared dead in what is evolving into the most serious flood levels since the so-called 100-year flood of 2002. Portions of Austria and the Czech Republic are also inundated. (Photo by Lennart Preiss/Getty Images) ( 169847218 )

The motorway A8 is flooded near Grabenstaett at the lake Chiemsee, south of Munich, southern Germany, Monday, June 3, 2013. Flooding has spread across a large area of central Europe following heavy rainfall in recent days. (AP Photo/dpa, Peter Kneffel) ( Germany Europe Floods )

The sign above the door of restaurant and hotel 'Am Paulusbogen' is partially submerged in the flooded centre of the Bavarian town of Passau, about 200 km (124 miles) north-east of Munich June 3, 2013. Torrential rain in the south and south-east of Germany caused heavy flooding over the weekend, forcing people to evacuate their homes. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle ( GERMANY/ )

A family watches the swollen Vltava river in the center of Prague, Czech Republic, Sunday, June 2, 2013. Heavy rainfalls cause flooding along rivers and lakes in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. (AP Photo/CTK, Roman Vondrous) ( Czech Republic Flooding )

A person looks at the heavily damaged road between Lofer and Waidring in the Austrian province of Tyrol, Monday, June. 3, 2013. Heavy rainfalls caused floods along rivers and lakes in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson) ( Austria Europe Floods )

A campground is flooded along in Waging am See, southern Germany, Monday, June 3, 2013. Flooding has spread across a large area of central Europe following heavy rainfall in recent days. (AP Photo/dpa, Peter Kneffel) ( Germany Europe Floods )

Aerial view of the swollen Vltava river¥s flooded Red Mill at chateau park in Veltrusy, about 35 km (21.7) north of Prague, on Monday, June 3, 2013. Heavy rainfalls cause flooding along rivers and lakes in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. (AP Photo/CTK, Vit Simanek) ( Czech Republic Europe Floods )

A volunteer carries a woman from her working place out of the old town of Passau, southern Germany, Monday, June 3, 2013. Flooding has spread across a large area of central Europe following heavy rainfall in recent days. (AP Photo/dpa, Andreas Gebert) ( Germany Europe Floods )