Extreme rainfall due to Storm Boris causes flooding in Czech Republic
ZATOR, CZECH REPUBLIC - SEPTEMBER 16: Parts of Eastern and Central Europe are grappling with severe flooding that has claimed at least 15 lives and left tens of thousands displaced, media reported on Monday.
Extreme rainfall due to Storm Boris has lashed Romania, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, southern Germany, and parts of Austria in recent days.
In the Czech Republic, heavy rains for three consecutive days and flooding have predominantly affected the north, with over 50,000 houses losing power.
While authorities reported one dead, they also said seven people are missing in the country, according to The Guardian.
Flood risks remain critical for rivers like Odra, Opava, Branna, and Novohradka, particularly in Jeseniky and Pardubice, according to Radio Prague International.
Although water levels are dropping in the upper river courses, the flood wave continues downstream, threatening lower areas such as Uhretice and Chroustovice, it added.
Evacuations are underway in Opava, Krnov, Ostrava, Jesen穩k, Frydlantsk and other places. Over 12,000 people were evacuated. A state of danger was declared in Frydlantska, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on X.
In total, since the beginning of the flood, firefighters intervened in 7,884 incidents, he stated.
The risk of water and food contamination during floods is high, he warned, calling on the citizens to observe hygiene, drink only bottled water and do not use flooded food.(Footage by Lukas Kabon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





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