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Recent flood events   in the city of Dresden

In August 2002, triggered by a long period of intensive   rainfall in central Europe, the Elbe River and one of its tributaries, the   Weißeritz, flooded parts of Dresden as well as other downstream villages.   Reaching 9.40m, the water level was the highest in record since 1275 and   exceeded the former maximum of 8.77m which was recorded in 1845 (Grollmann   and Simon, 2002 as cited in Ulbrich et al., 2003). Damages were estimated at   80 million Euro for community services, 300 million Euro for flood protection   infrastructure, about 45.6 million Euro for agriculture and forestry, all   these on top of the damages to the central railway station as well as other public   and private buildings (EEA, 2016a). This was an event that affected several   countries in central Europe, and the total economic loss across the region   which was associated with the floods amounted to over 14.5 billion Euro   (Ulbrich et al., 2003). A renewed threat surged in late May 2013, when   prolonged and intensive rain visited the city once more. The water reached   similar levels to the ones registered in the 2002 events, putting to the test   the flood prevention and flood risk management measures that had been   implemented after the centennial flood. Overall, severe consequences for the   city were avoided thanks to better, quicker and more effective official   communication; effective use of mobile and stationary protection walls; and   increased retention capacity and appropriate run-off pathways (UNU, 2013).