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Poland’s death toll from flooding rises to nine after two more bodies were found


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This photo from the state-owned company Polish Waters shows the floodwaters of the Oder River being channeled and collected by the newly built Lower Raciborz reservoir that has saved the cities of Opole and Wroclaw from flooding, in Raciborz, southwestern Poland, 16 September 2024 . (Polish waters via AP)

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The death toll in Poland from recent floods has risen to nine after two more bodies were found, the national police chief said Saturday.

One person is still missing, police chief Marek Boron told a government meeting on the consequences of the disaster floods that hit southwestern Poland earlier this month.

The flooding after heavy rain flooded houses and damaged bridges and roads in the towns of Stronie Slaskie, Nysa and many villages in the area. More than twenty people had died from the floods in Poland and elsewhere in Central Europe.

Among the dead in Poland was a German citizen, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said earlier this week.

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