Europe, August 2005

MUNICH, Germany, Aug 25 (AFP) - Damaging floods continued to abate in the southern German state of Bavaria Thursday as swollen rivers receded or remained below the hazardous levels that had been expected, authorities said.
The cities of Passau, which is crossed by three rivers, and Ingolstadt were expected to escape the devastation predicted earlier in the week when torrential rains produced heavy damage in the Alpine region to the south.
Dry weather was forecast through much of the region, providing relief for panicked residents who had piled sandbags in front of homes and businesses in recent days to shield them from the raging waters.
The level of the Danube between Passau and the nearby city of Kelheim remained lower than expected, although it was not expected to peak until Thursday afternoon.
The town of Landshut on the Isar river was expecting record water levels following highs set in the region in 1999.
Residents of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, at the foot of a popular Alpine ski resort, and the towns of Eschenlohe and Bad Toelz continued cleanup work after the floodwaters wreaked havoc in the area on Tuesday.

	This image, extracted from a full Envisat ASAR scene, covers the area from Munich (partially visible at the bottom left) up to the town of Dingolfing (top right) along the Isar river. The Munich airport (in black), the town of Landshut (near the top visible as a cluster of white-bluish points) and the small lakes along the Isar (in black - dark blue) are clearly visible.
	Detail of the above Envisat  multitemporal image, around the town of Landshut.

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Instrument: ERS SAR
This ERS multitemporal image (corresponding to white frame) is composed by the following 2 ERS SAR images:
24 August 2005   Orbit 54084
20 July 2005        Orbit 53583
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	The image, across Austria and the German region of Bavaria, shows the Inn river flowing from the mid-left border to the upper right corner. The dark blue areas show water surfaces. The large cluster of white points at the bottom of the image is the city of Salzburg. The German town of Burghausen is visible at mid-left border as a large white patch.
	Detail of the above ERS multitemporal image, along the Inn river.