firefighters evacuated the old people's home in Hermanuv Mestec after a nearby pond dam overflowed amid torrential rains

firefighters evacuated the old people's home in Hermanuv Mestec after a nearby pond dam overflowed amid torrential rains

Firefighters evacuated the old people's home in Hermanuv Mestec, Czech Republic, after a nearby pond dam overflowed amid torrential rains on June 14, 2020, and three villages in the town's surrounding are also being evacuated. On the photo is seen an area of the old people's home. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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  • 2020/6/14 00:00:00
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  • SLOVAKIA OUT, CZECH REPUBLIC OUT
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