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 | | As waters began to ebb in devastated regions of the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Russia and Romania on Tuesday (August 20), relief and recovery crews faced the daunting task of cleaning up a region littered with debris while health officials warned of the potential threat of disease. |
 | | Health officials in affected regions of Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Russia and Romania attempted to ward off the potential spread of diseases such as hepatitis. |
 | | One major source of concern for health officials in the Czech Republic was the inundation of the former Nazi concentration camp Theresienstadt, a cemetery where more than 10,000 Holocaust victims are buried. |
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