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13:10 GMT, Tuesday, 18 April 2006 14:10 UK

In pictures: Europe floods

A man rows through the street flooded by the Danube, in the village of Oresac, southeast of Belgrade.

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Thousands of people were evacuated in Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia after melting snow swelled the River Danube to its highest level for more than a century.

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Southeast of the Romanian capital, Bucharest, villagers cross a dam swamped by water.

Romanian villagers build a sandbag dam to limit the floods in Fetesti, east of Bucharest.

Romanian villagers build a sandbag dam to limit the floods in Fetesti, east of Bucharest.

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Romanian villagers built a sandbag dam to limit the floods in Fetesti, east of Bucharest.

In the town of Lom, Bulgaria, a man rows to his home on the flooded streets.

In the town of Lom, Bulgaria, a man rows to his home on the flooded streets.

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Waters are expected to remain high for at least a week in Bulgaria, which has also suffered extensive flooding.

Boy walks on planks to cross street in Nikopol, Bulgaria

Boy walks on planks to cross street in Nikopol, Bulgaria

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In Nikopol, Bulgaria, residents erected planks to enable them to cross their flooded streets.

A man struggles in the Sava River flood waters in Belgrade, Serbia

A man struggles in the Sava River flood waters in Belgrade, Serbia

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In the Serbian capital, Belgrade, some streets have been under water for several days.

Dog jumps out of canoe at a sandbag dam on River Danube in Veliko Gradiste, Serbia

Dog jumps out of canoe at a sandbag dam on River Danube in Veliko Gradiste, Serbia

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Civil defence teams in Serbia have built sandbag dams along the banks of the Danube, while a state of emergency has been declared in 10 regions.

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East of the capital, Serbian farmers rescue a cow from the floodwaters.

A flooded forest in Bechet, Romania

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The floods have left whole tracts of woodland under water - a scenic picture amid wider devastation.

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