Germany Flood

epa02178432 German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R)Brandenburg's Prime Minister Matthias Platzeck check out the high water of the German-Polish border river Oder in Frankfurt Oder, Germany, 29 May 2010. On 28 May, high water alert stage 4 was established in Frankfurt Oder because dikes could have been overflown. The high water reached its peak in Brandenburg by now without severe damages or floodings.  EPA/JENS BUETTNER