Bad weather ‘Boris’: At least 16 deaths from flooding in Czech Republic, Poland and Austria

The account of the dead by the torrential rains and floods of ‘Boris’ in central and eastern rose to at least 16, with several still missing. Serious floods in much of central and eastern Europe have left many dead and missing, particularly in the Czech Republic, Poland and Austria. Authorities announced Monday (16.09.2024) that three Austrians died due to the “Boris” storm, which brought torrential rains and strong winds to the area in recent days. Two of the victims died after their homes were flooded, while a firefighter died last weekend during rescue and relief efforts. About 13 cities in the Lower Austria area were still cut off Monday morning, broadcast by public broadcaster ORF. Water has broken 12 dams in Austria, while 12,000 households are without electricity and 23 cities are without drinking water. Dam bursts in Poland, forcing partial assessment of Paczków city. Historical flowers sleep central Europe, climing at least 15 lives across Czech Republic, Austria, and Poland. — Facts Prime (@factsprime35) About 800 people were rescued by helicopter in the last hours in Lower Austria, the largest and most populous federal state in the Alpine republic, which is a “area of destruction”. Firefighters, as well as 300 soldiers and 13 helicopters, are working instead to rescue the trapped and strengthen the dams. The rains are scheduled to continue until tomorrow Tuesday. Rescue teams used helicopters to lift people from the waters in the Czech town of Jesenik as torrential rains lashed central Europe, prompting mass considerations in areas where flowers reached extreme levels Follow us on Odysee: — DELUH 🇨🇭ヽ༼ ͟ ͜ʖ ° More than 10,000 relief workers had evacuated 1,100 homes in the area, said Lower Austria governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner. And he completed that many people there faced “probably the most difficult times of their lives. ” In the Czech Republic, at least one man drowned on the Krasovka River in the northwest of the country due to the flooding brought about by the storm. Seven are still missing, police announced Monday. The highest level of flood alert has been declared in dozens of cities. Many major roads have been closed, especially in the Moravia – Silesia and Olomutz areas in the northeast, including part of a highway near Ostrava, Transport Minister Martin Kupka said. 🇵🇱 Torrential rain from Storm Boris has welled rivers across central and eastern Europe. After a dam bust in Poland, the town of Stronie Slaskie was flued, people were assessed by helicopters. Major flowers also in Austria, the Czech Republic and Romania. Hundreds of… — SputnikSpreader (@VasBroughtToX) The town of Litovel, which crosses the Morava River, is 80% “submarine”, said Mayor Victor Cohutt: “We are cut off from the world, right now no one can get in or out here, only firefighters, because somewhere the water is already over a meter high.” More than 12,000 people have been evacuated to the country, where hundreds of thousands of homes are without electricity. Czech Prime Minister Peter Fala urged people to “follow the instructions of mayors and firefighters. ” As of Sunday afternoon, he said, emergency services had faced 7,884 incidents and 119,000 households were left out of power. The number of victims in Poland increased to six, after a surgeon returning from the hospital drowned in the southwestern city of Nysa and four people died in the southern towns of Bielsko – Biała and Lądek-Zdrój, firefighters said. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called an extraordinary cabinet meeting to speed up economic and other support for victims, while his counterpart in Hungary, Victor Orban, canceled all international appearances. Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in an area of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia as the Boris storm unleashed what a mayor described as “a destruction of epic proportions”. At least 8 dead as storm continues to pound Central & Eastern and are among worst-hit countries — Earth42morrow (@Earth42morrow) Six people died in Romania this weekend, as well as one in Poland and one firefighter in Austria. The rain was expected to retreat on Monday. After flooding rivers, several major cities prepare for potentially devastating flooding. In Slobozia Konachi, it is currently impossible to estimate the extent of the disaster, according to Mayor Emil Dragorir, who answered a relevant question from the French Agency, while calling for donations for the benefit of dozens of children affected by the floods. German chancellor Olaf Salts described “dramatic ” images from the flooded areas in Austria, Czech Republic, Romania, and Poland as“ deeply saddened for the dead and missing ” and ready to help. Hungary’s capital, Budapest, was struggling to prepare for severe flooding as the Danube, like Slovakia’s capital, Bratislava, was rising. Austrian chancellor Carl Nehamer said that the situation “continues to deteriorate, ” particularly in Lower Austria, which has been declared a disaster area. “The rainfall was so strong that the rainy maps, which use intense colors to show the fiercest rains, ran out of shades and used the white,” commented Hannah Kloke, a professor of hydrology at the British University of Ridding. Before this storm, “central and eastern Europe had experienced a suffocating summer, with drought conditions in many areas,” she noted, speaking of a kind of situation “all and more frequent due to climate change”.