More rivers spill banks in central European floods, death toll rises
Drone view of a flooded animal shelter in Klodzko, Lower Silesia region, Poland September 15, 2024 in this still image obtained from social media video. Dawid Krupiarz via REUTERSMore rivers in central Europe spilled their banks on Monday in flooding that has killed at least 10 people from Poland to Romania and left many towns submerged or hit by gushing, debris-filled waters after days of heavy rainfalls.
Border areas between the Czech Republic and Poland were hit hard over the weekend. Some bridges collapsed and homes were destroyed, while villages and towns in eastern Romania were submerged.
Poland’s government was due to meet on Monday morning to call a state of disaster.
While rivers in the Czech-Polish border area were starting to recede on Monday, flooding was widening to more parts and leaving bigger cities in both countries on alert.
In the Czech Republic, a rising Morava River overnight put Litovel, a city 230 km (140 miles) east of the capital Prague with a population of nearly 10,000, around 70% under water and shut down schools and health facilities, its mayor said in a video on Facebook.
Flooded parts of northeastern Czech regional capital Ostrava forced closures of a power plant supplying heat and hot water to the city as well as two chemical plants.
More than 12,000 people have been evacuated in the Czech Republic, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Sunday evening on X as he called an extraordinary government session for Monday.
Czech Television reported the first confirmed victim on Monday, adding to casualties across the region.
SOURCE: REUTERS AND AGENCIES
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