Floods Sweep Away Houses, Roads in Sweden
Rivers in central Sweden swollen by weeks of heavy rain in the mountains washed away summer houses, roads and railway embankments Friday.
Most trains to and from northern Sweden were canceled. Replacement buses were delayed because roads were blocked by debris being carried by the torrents south to the Baltic Sea.
The army was on alert, and upstream power stations had to release huge volumes of water to prevent dams from overflowing.
The rivers Voxnan, Ljusnan and Ljungan and their tributaries also were at dangerous levels.
The weather forecast said more rain is expected over the weekend.
The exceptionally high rainfall so far in July after a wet June has hit Sweden at the height of its summer holiday season.
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