Oder

Ostrava has been one of the most-affected towns, after the river Oder burst its banks following heavy downpours on Tuesday.

Oder, a Los Angeles native who first camped in Joshua Tree when she was a student at UC Santa Cruz, says they had long dreamed of buying a home in the desert.

The Oder Delta area, which spans the northern border between Germany and Poland, is particularly suitable for the natural comeback of wildlife.

It was the worst natural disaster in the Oder in many years.

The group called on the government to establish a national park reserve on parts of the Oder to protect it from industrial contamination and to introduce much more restrictive discharge regulations.