Rivers in europe are like highways. It was used to carry cargo before the onset of railways. Connected to one snother by canals.
Even today, they have plans to build even more canals linking rhine to danube to seine. And that us why turkey is thinking of building a proper canal linking black sea to Mediterranean as sea traffic is booming.
In those affected areas, dozens of people have died and many more gone missing and are suspected drowned. In Singapore, thanks to PAP, no sinkies have drowned. In our recent flooding or ponding cases, it has only been a case of wet socks or starbucks cafe flooded.