On September 15, the Oder River in Central Europe was hit by heavy rains that caused water levels to rise. (Reuters)
Heavy rains continued to hit central Europe on Sunday (15 September), killing one person in southwestern Poland, killing a rescue worker in Austria and evacuating thousands in the Czech Republic.
Reuters reported that Austria Deputy Chancellor Kogler said on Sunday in X that a firefighter dealing with flooding in Lower Austria had unfortunately died.
A bridge collapsed in the historic city of Glucholazy, Poland. The Poland Meteorological Institute reported that a house in the mountain town of Stronie Slaskie was washed away, a bridge collapsed and a local dam collapsed.
One person died in Klodzko County, which Poland Prime Minister Donald Tusk said was the hardest-hit area. He told reporters that the river had risen by more than six meters and that parts of the river were submerged.
On September 15, the Biavaradka River in Radek-Zdruid, Kłoławčo County, Poland, flooded and a wooden building was swept away. (Reuters)
Ghvukhowazi officials ordered the evacuation on Sunday morning and police are deploying helicopters to rescue people trapped in flooded homes.
Heavy rains that lasted for several days caused by the low-pressure system Boris caused the river to flood from Poland to Romania, and Romania authorities found four people dead on Saturday (14th).
In the Czech Republic, 250,000 households lost power due to heavy rains.
Czech police said they were looking for three people who fell into the Starik River near Lipova-lazne on Saturday. Lipovarazne, about 235 kilometres east of Prague, is one of the hardest-hit areas in the Czech Republic, along with the neighbouring town of Jeseníky.
A man stands next to a submerged vehicle during flooding in Českhovice-Dzejčesce, in the Silesian region of Poland, on September 15. (Reuters)
In Budapest, the capital of Hungary, officials raised their water forecast for the second half of the week for the Danube to more than 8.5 meters, close to the record of 8.91 meters set in 2013.
Budapest Mayor Caracioni said: "According to forecasts, one of the biggest floods of the last few years is about to hit Budapest, but we are ready to deal with it. ”
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