Flooding in the city center Europe has led to at least seven deaths since Saturday. According to Reuters, a firefighter in Austria and a man in Poland have died from the flood Sunday. Floods killed five more people in Romania over the weekend.
A low pressure areaalso known as Storm Boris, continued to bring heavy rainfall to countries in Central Europe, causing rivers to overflow in Poland, Romania, Austria and the Czech Republic.
Austrian officials declared the province around Vienna disaster area, Reuters reportedAustrian Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler said the firefighter died while fighting floods in Lower Austria.
A man has died in flooding in Poland’s Klodzko province, Reuters reported. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Klodzko province was the worst-hit area of the country after meeting with officials in the capital, Reuters reported.
A bridge has collapsed in the historic Polish town of Glucholazy, a source said. ReutersOfficials in Glucholazy ordered an evacuation early Sunday morning, although efforts were made to protect the town. infrastructure could not prevent the bridge from collapsing, Reuters reported.
More than 10,000 people were evacuated from the Czech Republic because of flooding. Czech police said they were searching for three people who were in a car that plunged into the Staric River on Saturday near Lipova-lazne, a village about 146 miles east of Prague, Reuters reported.
Heavy rainfall is expected to continue across Europe through Monday.
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