Immediately "PACE" (peace) flags appeared on every pole, balcony, bridge railing anything high.

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And Ms Banerjee seems to think the way to lure tourists to Kolkata is to paint every railing, kerbside, public urinal, roundabout and bridge in blue-and-white stripes.

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In Pisek, south Bohemia, the railing, cobbles and a statue from the Czech Republic's oldest surviving stone bridge -- constructed in the 13th century -- were swept away by floodwaters.

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