European floods 2013

EARTH Germany -- 06 May 2013 -- The River Elbe one month before the June floods near Wittenberg Germany. See comparison of same area in flood on other images on this system. Unprecedented rainfall and flooding continued to plague central Europe in mid-June 2013, causing billions of dollars in damage. The Elbe, Danube, Saale, and other river systems rose well above their banks and breached flood defenses in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia -- Picture by Lightroom Photos/NASA