Flooding has been reported in the Czech Republic and neighbouring Poland, caused by heavy rainfall overnight.
Since Friday, emergency services in both countries have been preparing for severe weather.
Heavy rainfall in the Elbe and Vltava river areas in the Czech Republic caused the water level of the Elbe to rise.
Authorities have issued a third flood alert for about 20 rivers and streams, Czech news agency CTK reported.
Elsewhere, the sudden rainfall caused flooding.
The village of Mikulovice, near the Polish border, was flooded in the early morning, according to images published by Czech television on the social media platform X.
In the southern town of Ceske Budejovice, firefighters have been working since Friday evening to set up flood barriers along the Malse and Vltava rivers.
In Prague, preparations for the expected flooding of the Vltava were in full swing, with flood barriers being built along the banks of the river. Shipping traffic has been halted.
According to meteorologists, the water level in rivers in the Czech Republic will continue to rise this weekend. In some areas, between 50 and 110 liters of rain per square meter have fallen since Friday.
Across the border in southwestern Poland, the Biala Glucholaska River burst its banks in the Opole region.
About 400 residents of the village of Glucholazy, near Mikulovice in the Czech Republic, had to be evacuated. Interior Minister Tomasz Simoniak visited the scene of the accident and posted photos of rescue efforts on X.
According to him, about 100 firefighters and 60 police officers were sent to the village.
A number of residents of the village of Morow also had to be evacuated because the Mora River burst its banks there. The fire department responded to a total of 400 calls in the region.
The Polish Meteorological Institute expects the rainfall to continue.