Storm Boris rampages through eastern Europe leaving at least six dead and thousands evacuated from their homes amid flooding from torrential rain
At least six people are dead after torrential rain and flooding caused by Storm Boris wreaked havoc in eastern Europe.
At least six people are dead after torrential rain and flooding caused by Storm Boris wreaked havoc in eastern Europe.
A firefighter died during a flood rescue mission in an Austrian province declared a disaster zone, it was announced today.
Four people were killed in south eastern Romania yesterday in the worst-affected region, Galati, where 5,000 homes were damaged.
Emil Dragomir, the mayor of Slobozia Conachi, a village in Galati, declared: This is a catastrophe of epic proportions.
Romanias President Klaus Iohannis blamed climate change for the dramatic consequences.
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ROMANIA: Local residents rescue an elderly man from the rising flood waters in the village of Slobozia Conachi
AUSTRIA: A flooded road following heavy rainfall in Neulengbach, in north east Austria
POLAND: Residents take photos on their mobile phones as water from the Biala river come to the city centre in Glucholazy
We must continue to strengthen our capacity to anticipate extreme weather phenomena, he said.
Severe floods that have affected a large part of the country have led to loss of lives and significant damage.
We are again dealing with the effects of climate change, which are increasingly present throughout the European continent, with dramatic consequences on people.
Hundreds of people have been rescued across 19 parts of the country, emergency services said, releasing a video of flooded homes in a village by the Danube river.
Polands Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed this morning one person drowned in the Klodzko region where 1,600 people have been evacuated and 17,000 are without power.
Mr Tusk took the decision to use Elon Musks Starlink satellites with the internet and moblie phone signal not working in some locations in the area.
Polish authorities have called in the army to support firefighters.
Meanwhile, a military Blackhawk helicopter was called in and deployed to Klodzkos capital, Wroclaw, reported the BBC, where thousands of people at a high-rise tower blocks had to use the staircases to escape as the lifts were shut as a safety precaution.
In Glucholazy, Polands south western Opole region, people have today been urged to scramble to higher ground after the river burst its banks and began to flood the town.
CZECHIA: People are evacuated as the flood waters continue to rise
AUSTRIA: A local resident builds flood protection during heavy rainfall in Neulengbach
ROMANIA: An elderly man clings to a washing line as he is rescued from his home in Slobozia Conachi
ROMANIA: A man inspects a flooded house in the Romanian village of Slobozia Conachi
CZECHIA: A woman stands in front of a house in a residential area flooded by the Opava river
SLOVAKIA: Firefighters load some food onto a boat for old people in a retirement home in the flooded town of Stupava
SLOVAKIA: Residents load sandbags on flooded streets in Stupava, a town west of Bratislava
POLAND: The Biala river in Glucholazy, southern Poland, is swollen on September 14
ROMANIA: Aerial view of the rising flood waters in the Romanian village of Slobozia Conachi
ROMANIA: A dog makes its way through the rising flood waters in the Romanian village of Slobozia Conachi
ROMANIA: Local residents rescue a dog from the rising flood waters in Slobozia Conachi
AUSTRIA: A pedestrian looks at the high level of the Wien river in Hutteldorf, Vienna
ROMANIA: People walk in the rising flood waters in Slobozia Conachi
CZECHIA: Firefighters drive their truck across a street flooded by the Opava river today
CZECHIA: A boy holding a dog walks besides a street flooded by the Opava river
POLAND: An aerial view of the flooded streets in Glucholazy
Resident Zofia Owsiaka, 65, watched with fear as the fast-flowing waters of the swollen Biala river surged past.
Water is the most powerful force of nature. Everyone is scared, she said.
While in the countrys second largest city Krakow, sandbags are being offered as a way to protect homes.
In Czechia, 50,000 homes have been left without power in the north with police reporting today that four people are missing.
Three were in a car that was swept into a river in the northeastern town of Lipova-Lazne, and another man was missing after being swept away by floods in the southeast.
A dam in the south of the country burst its banks, flooding towns and villages downstream.
Speaking ahead of the weekend, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said we have to be ready for worst-case scenarios.
A tough weekend is ahead of us, he warned.
The flood barriers have been raised in Prague and the embankments have been closed to the public as the storm continues to rage.
Some areas of Austrias Tyrol region were blanketed by up to three feet of snow - an exceptional situation for mid-September, which saw temperatures of up to 30C last week.
Rail services were suspended in the countrys east early today and several metro lines were shut down in the capital Vienna, where the Wien river was threatening to overflow its banks, according to the APA news agency.
CZECHIA: An hydraulic excavator in the flooded town of Prelouc
CZECHIA: A man walks past a car through floodwater in a street by the Opava river
POLAND: Water ferociously flows through amid authorities calling in the army to support firefighters
POLAND: In Glucholazy, people have today been urged to scramble to higher ground after the river burst its banks and began to flood the town
POLAND: Residents shelter under umbrellas as they watch the flood waters a Storm Boris continues to batter eastern Europe
ROMANIA: An aerial view of the rising flood waters in Slobozia Conachi
ROMANIA: Local residents watch the rising flood waters in Slobozia Conachi yesterday
POLAND: A firefighter stands next to sand bags piled up against the floods of the Biala river in Glucholazy
CZECHIA: Firefighters and volunteers build a wall of sand bags to stop flood water of the Opava river
POLAND: Local residents make barriers using sandbags to stop water of the Biala river flooding the city centre of Glucholazy
POLAND: A man piles up sand bags at the entrance of a house to protect it against the floods in Glucholazy
POLAND: A car is also submerged by the rising waters in Glucholazy
Firefighters have intervened around 150 times in Vienna since Friday to clear roads blocked by storm debris and pump water from cellars, local media reported.
In total, 24 villages in the Lower Austria province have been declared as disaster zones with evacuation orders being made since yesterday afternoon.
Neighbouring Slovakia has declared a state of emergency in the capital, Bratislava.
Since Thursday, swathes of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia have been hit by high winds and unusually fierce rainfall.
