Portal:Current events/2002 August 17

August 17, 2002 (2002-08-17) (Saturday)

• Extreme weather: The Elbe crests at Dresden at the record height of 30.84 feet (9.40 m). 30,000 Germans are evacuated along the river's path.

Month

August 2002

Previous day

August 16

Next day

August 18