Czech Republic, Poland Report Flooding Following Severe Rainfall

Flooding has been reported in the Czech Republic and neighboring Poland caused by heavy rainfall overnight.

Emergency forces in both countries have been preparing for severe weather since Friday, DPA reported.

Heavy rains in the region of the Elbe and Vltava rivers in the Czech Republic caused the water level of the Elbe to rise.

Authorities have issued the third flood alert level for around 20 rivers and streams, Czech news agency CTK reported.

Elsewhere, the sudden rainfall caused flooding.

The village of Mikulovice near the Polish border was flooded in the early morning, as seen on footage published by Czech television on social media platform X.

In the southern city of Ceske Budejovice, firefighters have been setting up flood barriers along the Malse and Vltava rivers since Friday evening.