Torrential rains have caused widespread flooding across Central Europe, forcing mass evacuations and leaving thousands displaced in the Czech Republic. The situation is particularly dire in northeastern regions where rivers have reached extreme levels. Authorities have issued the highest flood warnings and urged residents to evacuate as heavy rain continues.
Firemen help residents during floods in Jesenik, Czech Republic , Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. – Another night of torrential rains pounding Central Europe forced massive evacuations in the hardest hit areas in the Czech Republic , where floods reached extreme levels on Sunday.
In the city of Opava, up to 10,000 people out of the population of some 56,000 have been asked to leave their homes for higher ground. Rescuers used boats to transport people to safety in a neighbourhood flooded by the raging Opava River. Towns and villages in the Jeseniky mountains, including the local center of Jesenik, were inundated and isolated by raging waters that turned roads to rivers. The military was sending a helicopter to help with evacuations.About 260,000 households were without power Sunday morning in the entire country while traffic was halted on many roads, including the major D1 highway.In Poland, one person was presumed dead in floods in the southwest, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Sunday.
In Glucholazy, rising waters overflowed a river embankment and flooded streets and houses. Mayor Paweł Szymkowicz said “we are drowning” and appealed to residents to evacuate to high ground.
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