"The 1997 Central European flood or the 1997 Oder Flood of Oder and Morava river basins in July 1997 affected Poland, Germany, and Czech Republic, taking ...
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lives of about 74 people (in Czech Republic and Poland) and causing material damages estimated at $4.5 billion (3.8 billion euros in Czech Republic and Poland and 330 million euros in Germany). The flooding began in Czech Republic, then spread to Poland and Germany. In Poland, where it was one of the most disastrous floods in history of that country, it was named the Millennium Flood (Powódź tysiąclecia). The term was also used in Germany (Jahrtausendflut). The flood has also been referred to as the Great Flood of 1997." - (en.wikipedia.org 01.03.2020)
