Poland says flooding has killed 9 people

 
Firefighters deliver food to residents in Cisek, in southern Poland, on Thursday, May 20, 2010. Massive flooding that has killed seven people in the south of Poland started to recede Thursday but Warsaw braced for trouble as the swollen Vistula River pushed that way and fresh rain fell. Heavy rains have flooded homes and fields in parts of southern Poland since last weekend. Emergency workers have rescued people and pets


from roofs and balconies
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A bird sitting on a sign prohibiting swimming on a river bank across Warsaw's Old Town , Poland, Thursday, May 20, 2010. The meteorological institute expects dangerously high water levels on Vistula River late Thursday, following days of heavy rain that have brought devastation to southern Poland.

Poland holds public memorial for crash victims

Some 100,000 Poles filled Warsaw's main square Saturday for a memorial to the 96 people killed in a plane crash a week earlier, standing silent for two minutes before emergency sirens screamed and church bells pealed.

The crowd in Pilsudski Square waved white-and-red Polish flags with black ribbons of mourning affixed to them. A massive white stage, a large cross in the center, was flanked by oversized photos of the dead, including President Lech Kaczynski.