Floods Hit Germany: Northern Elbe River Region

WUST, GERMANY - JUNE 11: A fireman stands in floodwater outside a home ringed with sandbags near the flooding Elbe river on June 11, 2013 in Wust, Germany. About a half dozen villages in Stendal county and large tracts of farmland are inundated following the collapse of a dyke at nearby Fischbeck two days ago. Floods have ravaged portions of southern and eastern Germany in the last week, leaving at least seven people dead and forcing thousands to evacuate their homes. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)