Heavy rain moves over eastern and central Europe

A massive rainstorm has swept across several countries in eastern and central Europe. The storm is called Boris and in Germany it is called Anette. It formed over the northern Mediterranean and is expected to bring heavy rain.

Authorities say at least four people have died in eastern parts of Romania.

A river in Poland rose two metres above the warning level.

In Poland, the southern parts have been the hardest hit so far, with hundreds of residents evacuated and several weather warnings issued. On the Biała Glócholaska river, the water level rose to two metres above the warning level and there were heavy flooding.

Late Saturday, the regional water management board declared the situation critical in towns and villages in the southwest near the city of Wroclaw.

“Residents of low-lying villages are now being evacuated,” the regional water authority said, according to the regional water agency. white phosphorus.

Over the weekend, low pressure gathers with its center of gravity over the Czech Republic and Austria with heavy and prolonged rain.

– In the latest weather models, the low pressure is putting on the handbrake and risks lasting through Monday and Tuesday before it melts and the rain stops, says Nils Holmqvist.

Austrian rescue authorities have declared 12 municipalities disaster areas after heavy rains continued.

In the Waldviertel area, about 120 kilometres northwest of Vienna, flooding is expected to reach levels that normally occur only once a century.

Prepare with barriers

In the Czech Republic, heavy rain has fallen since Thursday, and the highest flood warning has been issued across the country except for western Bohemia.

More than 60,000 households were left without electricity, Czech CTK reported.

For several days, reservoirs have been emptied and barriers have been put up in vulnerable areas. People have been placing sandbags to protect their homes. Czech media believe the rainy weather could cause the worst flooding in 50 years, Czech media reported. Radio Prague International.

– We are preparing for the worst-case scenario, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala says according to Deutsche Zeitung provides.

The storm is expected to continue over the Alps and Austria. In Germany, the rain is expected to be worst in southeastern Bavaria, where it will continue until Tuesday.

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