Deadly floods devastate Poland

epa02170760 A true community effort as locals build dykes in the village of Dobrzykow near Plock, Poland, 24 May 2010. After the controled blowing up of the Vistula dike in Dobrzykow, water from flooded regions in Slubice and Gabin, Vistula started to flow back to its bed. EPA/Piotr Piotrowski POLAND OUT

Soldiers repair leaky dike in Warsaw, Poland, 23 May 2010. Water levels are beginning to go down in the south of the country but rivers are now taking the floodwaters north. The death toll from the Polish flood has reached 12, the Polish police reported on Saturday. More than 3,000 people have been evacuated from the flooded area. More than 7,000 policemen are patrolling the river dams. They are also rescuing people and their property. PAWEL SUPERNAK (Credit Image: © UPPA/ZUMA Press)

epa02169700 Members of the emergency services deliver food supplies for stranded flood victims in Sokolniki village, South-eastern Poland, 23 May 2010. Water levels are beginning to go down in the south of the country but rivers are now taking the floodwaters north. The death toll from the Polish flood has reached 12, the Polish police reported on Saturday. More than 3,000 people have been evacuated from the flooded area. More than 7,000 policemen are patrolling the river dams. They are also rescuing people and their property. EPA/Darek Delmanowicz POLAND OUT

Emergency services workers reinforce a barrier with sandbags against the rising water of the Vistula River in Torun May 23, 2010. Warsaw residents watched rising water levels on the river Vistula on Thursday as Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said damage caused by several days of flooding across the country could cost more than 2 billion euros ($2.51 billion). REUTERS/Agencja Gazeta/Wojciech Kardas (POLAND - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) POLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN POLAND

A flooded house is pictured by the Vistula River in Sandomierz, southern Poland May 22, 2010. Picture taken on May 22, 2010. Warsaw residents watched rising water levels on the river Vistula on Thursday as Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said damage caused by several days of flooding across the country could cost more than 2 billion euros ($2.51 billion). Picture taken May 22, 2010. REUTERS/Agencja Gazeta/Jaroslaw Kubalski (POLAND - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) POLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN POLAND

A woman is evacuated from flooded Kozanow district of Wroclaw by the Sleza river in Wroclaw, southern western Poland May 22, 2010. Seven people have been killed by flash floods sweeping central Europe since last weekend, five of them in southern Poland, while thousands have been forced from their homes. REUTERS/Agencja Gazeta/Maciej Swierczynski (POLAND - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) POLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN POLAND

An amphibious vehicle is is pictured in the flooded Kozanow district of Wroclaw near the Sleza river in Wroclaw, southern western Poland May 22, 2010. Seven people have been killed by flash floods sweeping central Europe since last weekend, five of them in southern Poland, while thousands have been forced from their homes. REUTERS/Agencja Gazeta/Maciej Swierczynski (POLAND - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) POLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN POLAND

A man rides a horse through a flooded area near the Sleza river Kozanow at the district of Wroclaw in southern western Poland May 22, 2010. Seven people have been killed by flash floods sweeping central Europe since last weekend, five of them in southern Poland, while thousands have been forced from their homes. REUTERS/Agencja Gazeta/Maciej Swierczynski (POLAND - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS IMAGES OF THE DAY) POLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN POLAND

A man manoeuvres a kayak in flooded waters by Odra River, Brzeg south western Poland May 22, 2010. Seven people have been killed by flash floods sweeping central Europe since last weekend, five of them in southern Poland, while thousands have been forced from their homes. REUTERS/Agencja Gazeta/Michal Grocholski (POLAND - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) POLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN POLAND

Citizens from the Kozanow district of Wroclaw run with sand bags to reinforce a barrier against the rising water of the Sleza river in Wroclaw in southern western Poland May 22, 2010. Seven people have been killed by flash floods sweeping central Europe since last weekend, five of them in southern Poland, while thousands have been forced from their homes. REUTERS/Agencja Gazeta/Maciej Swierczynski (POLAND - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) POLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN POLAND

Water gush through broken sand bags barrier set up by volunteers and emergency service workers against rising waters of the Sleza river caused by flash floods in Wroclaw in southern western Poland May 22, 2010. Seven people have been killed by flash floods sweeping central Europe since last weekend, five of them in southern Poland, while thousands have been forced from their homes. REUTERS/Agencja Gazeta/Maciej Swierczynski (POLAND - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) POLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN POLAND