Flooding caused by heavy rain over the weekend has resulted in at least 16 deaths across parts of Romania, Poland and the Czech Republic. Thousands have been evacuated from affected areas and authorities are calling for aid as more extreme rain is expected to hit Hungary and Slovakia.
At least 16 people are dead after massive floods hit Eastern and Central Europe . Parts of Romania , Poland and the Czech Republic experienced heavy rain over the weekend as rapid increases in water levels caused evacuations, destroyed homes, bridges and cars.At least five people were killed in southwestern Poland after the body of a surgeon returning from hospital duty was found in the town of Nysa, firefighters have confirmed.Two women and two men were found dead earlier on Monday.
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