Melnik sees evacuations

The Elbe's waters are also causing havoc in the town of Melnik 30 kilometres north of Prague, where some 2,000 are expected to evacuate in the coming hours. Some one hundred police officers have been helping residents prepare to leave the area. The nearby Spolana chemical plant in Neratovice is also in danger of being hit by flood water from the river. The plant suspended operations several days ago in anticipation of the flood scenario.