The Czech Republic, Poland and Austria fear worst may yet be to come as thousands are evacuated to higher ground
The death toll from torrential rain and flooding in central and eastern Europe has risen to at least 16 with several more missing, as authorities reported further deaths in the Czech Republic, Poland and Austria and warned the worst may yet be to come.
The Czech police chief, Martin Vondrášek, told local radio on Monday that a woman had drowned in a stream that overflowed its banks near Bruntál, a town of about 15,000 people in the north-east of the country, while seven more were still unaccounted for.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/16/dramatic-flooding-in-central-europe-continues
Author : Jon Henley Europe correspondent
Publish date : 2024-09-16 12:28:01
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