Sandbags are being prepared in Austria, Czech reservoirs emptied, and flash floods expected in Poland.
Sandbags are being prepared in Austria, reservoirs have been emptied in the Czech Republic and flash floods are expected in Poland, as forecasters warn of days of "potentially catastrophic" rainfall.Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said there is “no reason to panic”, after attending a flood risk briefing in Wroclaw, amid forecasts of 15cm of rainfall in four southern provinces.
The Jeseniky mountains could receive some 400mm over the next three days, and that water will then cascade down the River Oder (GeoSphere AustriaAfter attending a briefing by emergency services in south-west Poland, Donald Tusk sought to reassure the public that the forecasts were "not overly alarming" and there was no reason to predict anything on a scale that might cause a threat across the country.
Thousands of residents had to use the staircases of their high-rise blocks of flats in Wroclaw, because the lifts were shut down amid flooding fears, local media reported. Austrian storm warning centre UWZ says that in some areas, previous records for the entire month of September will be "surpassed in just a few days".
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