In 1944, the Previous Rebbe wrote of natural disasters that will occur in the Final Redemption. This prophecy is based on Psalm 93. Regarding the opening words, "G-d has reigned; He has donned grandeur; G-d has donned strength and girded Himself; even the world is firm, it shall not falter,” the Rebbe writes:
“G-d has reigned; He has donned grandeur: Generally speaking, everyone regards nature as the ruler of the world. They totally forget that there is a G-d Who rules over nature. Only when something unnatural occurs, like a flood, earthquake, or other terrible catastrophe, do they remember Him. Only under such circumstances do they recall that there is a G-d to Whom nature belongs. [And when they remember], they say, “G-d has reigned” – He has overridden nature, and demonstrated that He is the mightier. In other words, only when G-d dons a garment of grandeur, and demonstrates his authority over nature, do people begin to recognize Him – instead of nature and its “powers” – as the sole King and Ruler of the world."
Central Europe on high alert amid severe flooding
RT NEWS
Published time: June 04, 2013 09:14
Edited time: June 04, 2013 10:00
Edited time: June 04, 2013 10:00
Floods raging across central Europe have killed nine people and left several missing, while 7,000 residents have been evacuated in the Czech Republic. No respite is in sight, with more heavy rains expected later this week.
Six people died in the Czech Republic from what appears to be the worst flooding in a decade, and Prague declared a state of emergency after the Vltava River reached its highest flood alert level. Eight metro stations have been shut down, and the Prague Zoo has ordered the evacuation of animals whose cages could be submerged. Prague’s Charles Bridge, built in the 14th Century, was also closed.
Volunteers built sandbag walls in the Czech capital to hold back the banks of the swollen river from overwhelming the historic city center, a UN World Heritage Site.
Volunteers built sandbag walls in the Czech capital to hold back the banks of the swollen river from overwhelming the historic city center, a UN World Heritage Site.
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| The statue of world harmony leader Sri Chinmoy is partially submerged in water from the rising Vltava river in Prague June 2, 2013 (Reuters / David W Cerny) |
The flooding, which comes after several days of torrential rainfall, has also affected parts of Germany, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland. In Austria, two have died and another two have gone missing. In some areas, two months’ worth of rain fell in just a couple days.
Swollen rivers gushed into the old section of Passau in southeast Germany as waters rose to levels not seen in over five centuries, according to German news agency DPA, which reported that the water levels were the highest recorded in Passau since 1501. ''The situation is extremely dramatic,'' Herbert Zillinger, a spokesperson for Passau's crisis center told AP.
Electricity has been shut down as a precaution as rescue teams are use boats to evacuate residents from flooded parts of the city. Authorities evacuated a prison in danger of flooding, moving 60 inmates to two other nearby facilities.
The German army has deployed 1,760 soldiers in the south and east of the country to help local authorities reinforce flood defenses. Volkswagen shut down a plant in Zwickau, in the eastern German state of Saxony, after flooding made it impossible for workers to reach the factory.
Swollen rivers gushed into the old section of Passau in southeast Germany as waters rose to levels not seen in over five centuries, according to German news agency DPA, which reported that the water levels were the highest recorded in Passau since 1501. ''The situation is extremely dramatic,'' Herbert Zillinger, a spokesperson for Passau's crisis center told AP.
Electricity has been shut down as a precaution as rescue teams are use boats to evacuate residents from flooded parts of the city. Authorities evacuated a prison in danger of flooding, moving 60 inmates to two other nearby facilities.
The German army has deployed 1,760 soldiers in the south and east of the country to help local authorities reinforce flood defenses. Volkswagen shut down a plant in Zwickau, in the eastern German state of Saxony, after flooding made it impossible for workers to reach the factory.
The flooding, which comes after several days of torrential rainfall, has also affected parts of Germany, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland. In Austria, two have died and another two have gone missing. In some areas, two months’ worth of rain fell in just a couple days.
Swollen rivers gushed into the old section of Passau in southeast Germany as waters rose to levels not seen in over five centuries, according to German news agency DPA, which reported that the water levels were the highest recorded in Passau since 1501. ''The situation is extremely dramatic,'' Herbert Zillinger, a spokesperson for Passau's crisis center told AP.
Electricity has been shut down as a precaution as rescue teams are use boats to evacuate residents from flooded parts of the city. Authorities evacuated a prison in danger of flooding, moving 60 inmates to two other nearby facilities.
The German army has deployed 1,760 soldiers in the south and east of the country to help local authorities reinforce flood defenses. Volkswagen shut down a plant in Zwickau, in the eastern German state of Saxony, after flooding made it impossible for workers to reach the factory.
Swollen rivers gushed into the old section of Passau in southeast Germany as waters rose to levels not seen in over five centuries, according to German news agency DPA, which reported that the water levels were the highest recorded in Passau since 1501. ''The situation is extremely dramatic,'' Herbert Zillinger, a spokesperson for Passau's crisis center told AP.
Electricity has been shut down as a precaution as rescue teams are use boats to evacuate residents from flooded parts of the city. Authorities evacuated a prison in danger of flooding, moving 60 inmates to two other nearby facilities.
The German army has deployed 1,760 soldiers in the south and east of the country to help local authorities reinforce flood defenses. Volkswagen shut down a plant in Zwickau, in the eastern German state of Saxony, after flooding made it impossible for workers to reach the factory.
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| The sign above the door of restaurant and hotel 'Am Paulusbogen' is partially submerged in the flooded centre of the Bavarian town of Passau, about 200 km north-east of Munich June 3, 2013 (Reuters / Michaela Rehle |
Some of the worst flooding was seen around the Danube River, Europe's second-longest after Russia’s Volga River. The Danube originates in the German town of Donaueschingen, and passes through four European countries – Austria, Slovakia and Hungary – before it empties into the Black Sea. German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit flood-hit areas on Tuesday.
In the Austrian city of Salzburg, some 160 train passengers were put up overnight in army barracks after being stranded by heavy floods.
Meteorologists fear the flooding could follow the course of the Danube River down to other European countries along its route.
Flood barriers have also been erected along the banks of the Danube River where it passes through Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. "We are getting bad news from Germany and Austria. We have to do all we can to protect... the capital," Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said.
Gyorgy Bakondi, the head of the Hungarian National Disaster Authority, told local media that water levels in the Danube River could exceed 2002’s worst-ever record, and that 400 people are currently working on flood defenses.
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