Two additional casualties reported in central Europe as severe rainfall causes flooding

Central Europe was hit hard by heavy rain, with one person drowning in southwest Poland and a firefighter dying in Lower Austria. Flooding caused evacuations in Poland, Czech Republic, and Romania, with bridges collapsing and homes being swept away. The Czech Republic and Poland faced the worst flooding in nearly three decades, with over 10,000 people evacuated in the Czech Republic alone. More than a quarter of a million homes were without power in the Czech Republic. In Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk described the situation as “very dramatic” with a river rising to record levels in Klodzko county. In Glucholazy, Poland, evacuations were ordered as the town’s infrastructure was at risk. Across the border in the Czech Republic, residents expressed shock at the severity of the floods, with one resident fearing he may never return to his flooded home. In Budapest, officials raised forecasts for the Danube river to reach near-record levels. In Romania, flooding killed four people and damaged thousands of homes, with emergency services still searching for two missing individuals. Heavy rain continued to be forecasted for Hungary, Slovakia, and Austria, posing a continued threat of flooding.

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