16.09.2024.
16:00
It's not over, a new threat is in force; The death toll is rising; The videos footage is horrible VIDEO
The stormy cyclone, named Boris, brought torrential rains across Europe, leading to the worst flooding in nearly three decades in hard-hit areas of the Czech Republic and Poland.
Thousands of houses were damaged over the weekend, bridges were destroyed and at least 250,000 households, mostly in the Czech Republic, were left without electricity.
One person drowned in southwestern Poland on Sunday, a firefighter involved in rescue operations died in Austria and two more died in Romania, where floods claimed four lives on Saturday.
Everything is under water; This is what the highway near Vienna looks like VIDEO
A video from the southern A2 highway in Austria, which connects Vienna with Graz and Klagenfurt, appeared on social networks, showing that the section near Wiener Neudorf near the capital has been turned into an endless muddy torrent.
Several rivers in Central and Eastern Europe burst their banks today, causing floods that have killed at least ten people from Poland to Romania, and many cities have been hit by floodwaters after several days of heavy rain brought by Cyclone Boris.
"It's not over, it's still critical, it's still dramatic"
The situation in the eastern Austrian province, which surrounds the capital Vienna and borders the Czech Republic, remains serious despite the rain easing overnight, Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner said on Monday.
"It's not over, it's still critical, it's still dramatic," Mikl-Leitner added. Up to 80 millimeters of rain is expected in the province on Monday, putting additional pressure on dams in the region.
More than 200 roads in Lower Austria were closed, and 1,800 buildings were evacuated, and many students did not go to school, the governor said. About 3,500 households are without electricity.
The situation could improve a little from Tuesday, when the forecast is for the end of the continuous rain. However, disruptions are likely to continue in the coming days.
Although the water level in Vienna has receded, there were huge difficulties in public transport on Monday. Most subway lines in the city of two million people were only partially operational, and the state-run railway company said no trains were currently running from the capital to the south and west of the country.
This is what the Polish town of Klodzko looks like after the massive flood
Social networks are full of footage of the rescue
At least 15 dead in central and eastern Europe as Storm Boris floods towns and forces thousands to evacuate with more rain expected across the region.
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