Sunday, September 15, 2024

Storm Boris in Central Europe: floods, deaths and evacuations


A firefighter has died during a flood rescue in Austria and one person has drowned in Poland, as torrential rain caused by Storm Boris continues to wreak havoc across Central and Eastern Europe.

The Austrian province surrounding Vienna has been declared a disaster area, with its leaders speaking of "an unprecedented extreme situation".

In Romania, where four people were killed on Saturday, the prime minister says two others are missing, while several remain unaccounted for in the Czech Republic.

Poland's prime minister Donald Tusk confirmed one death on Sunday as he urged stricken residents to cooperate with rescuers.

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