The water levels in the Rhine, which flows through sections of Germany and the Netherlands, caused severe flooding. The situation is expected to worsen by Thursday.
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00:00 [WATER FLOWING]
00:04 Water levels in the River Rhine have caused severe floods
00:07 in parts of the Netherlands and Germany.
00:09 Forecasts say the peak of the flooding in the Netherlands
00:12 will take place tomorrow.
00:14 In some parts of the country, temporary dikes
00:17 have already been built to control the flooding.
00:20 Farmers in the Netherlands have warned
00:22 the poor weather conditions may affect the potato and sugar
00:25 beet harvest.
00:26 In neighboring Germany, several storms in quick succession
00:30 have meant heavy rains on an already soaked ground.
00:33 Near Bremen, the River Wiese has burst its banks.
00:36 Some homes and farms on the edge of the suburbs
00:39 have been flooded.
00:40 In Norway, many cities are on high alert,
00:43 as heavy snowfall has meant the roads are extremely
00:46 slippery and dangerous, causing several traffic accidents
00:50 and injuries.
00:51 Storm Henk is forecast to hit southern Scandinavia
00:54 on Sunday morning.
00:56 (whooshing)
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