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At least eight people have died after some of the heaviest rain in years hit central and eastern Europe, causing flooding and widespread disruption.
Residents of several areas of Poland and the Czech Republic rushed to evacuate on Monday as others in central Europe began cleaning up after the worst flooding in over two decades left a trail of destruction and a rising number of deaths. Border areas between the Czech Republic and Poland were hit hard over the weekend as heavy rain that has fallen since last week and surging water levels collapsed some bridges, forced evacuations and damaged cars and houses. At least 17 people have died in flooding from Romania to Poland in the past few days.
STORY: Standing in his home in southern Poland, Darek Krzysztan points to damage caused by severe rain and flooding.:: Ladek Zdrogj, PolandHe says he and his 16-year-old son have no place to live."There is nothing left,” he said. “Tiles are destroyed, floors are destroyed, walls are overturned.”A nearby dam burst on Sunday, submerging the historic Polish spa town, as well as nearby towns and villages.Border areas between the Czech Republic and Poland were hit hard over the weekend.Heavy rain and surging water levels have forced evacuations, and left a trail of destruction, as well as a rising number of deaths.It’s the worst flooding in over two decades.Krzysztan said the rain started on Friday in his town.The dam breached on Sunday.And then the water started rising in his home. His son Syzmon said his room no longer exists."The losses are unimaginable for the city. All the bridges are broken, asphalt is coming off. The town doesn't have the funds to repair it. The city looks like an apocalypse, I would call it a ghost town."Krzysztan said he has experienced three floods in his life – including the significant 1997 event referred to as the ‘Flood of the Century.’But this, he said, has been the worst.
In Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk declared a disaster in flooded areas
Death toll from floods in Europe rose to at least 16 on Monday
STORY: :: Residents describe how a human chain in this Polish town created a sandbag wall to fight floods:: September 17, 2024:: Nysa, Poland:: Grzegorz Grochowski, Local resident:: "You can see here the remaining sandbags, overnight people were carrying the sandbags. There was a human chain here, people were passing on sandbags to each other, they were building the wall there. The helicopter was also carrying sand in big bags and they were dropping it to enforce the wall throughout the night until around 4-5 o'clock in the morning." :: September 16, 2024:: National Security Office of Poland (BBN):: Sabina Jakubowska, Local resident:: "Right now it looks calm, the sun is shining, and people are crossing the bridge so we will also try to go back home but water is still there, on our street. The night was hard, we took refuge here in the school building."The mayor of Nysa, a town of over 40,000 residents, had ordered an immediate evacuation on Monday afternoon (September 16) due to damage to a nearby flood bank. The town's hospital began evacuating around midnight, with the most critically ill patients being transported via boats and ambulances.Residents of several areas of Poland and the Czech Republic rushed to evacuate on Monday as others in central Europe began cleaning up after the worst flooding in over two decades left a trail of destruction and a rising number of deaths.Border areas between the Czech Republic and Poland were hit hard over the weekend as heavy rain that has fallen since last week and surging water levels collapsed some bridges, forced evacuations and damaged cars and houses.At least 17 people have died in flooding from Romania to Poland in the past few days.
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Police pyrotechnicians were called in after a levee along the confluence of the Opava and Odra rivers was breached amid intense flooding in the Czech city of Ostrava.Footage from the Fire and Rescue Service of the Czech Republic shows members of the fire service and the police lowering sandbags toward the damaged embankment. Ropes can be seen detonated from a height, with the bags then wedging themselves in with the impact of the fall.Local news reported that at least two people were confirmed to have died as a result of the flooding, while eight people were missing.Defense Minister Jana Cernochova said on Monday night that the government would deploy 2,000 soldiers to help with flood relief. Credit: Czech Fire Rescue Service via Storyful
Shanghai was brought to a standstill on Monday by what authorities say was the strongest typhoon to directly hit the Chinese financial hub in more than seven decades, with flights, trains and highways suspended during a national holiday.
Vietnam is preparing for more flooding with a tropical depression forecast to strengthen into a storm as it heads to its central coast, days after typhoon Yagi set off floods and landslides that killed more than 290 people in the north. With a long coast facing the South China Sea, the Southeast Asian country is prone to tropical storms that can cause large numbers of casualties and serious damage to industrial production and properties. The depression is forecast to strengthen into a storm within the next 24 hours, the government said in a statement, as it sent a warning to coastal provinces.
STORY: Bursting their banks and inundating towns - more rivers across central Europe have been unable to deal with a deadly deluge of heavy rain from the worst flooding in at least two decades.And on Monday Poland's government declared a disaster in affected areas and said that it had set aside $260 million to help victims.Prime Minister Donald Tusk said his country and others affected would seek financial aid from the European Union.The southern Polish town of Klodzko was still inundated with water on Monday after border areas between the Czech Republic and Poland were hit hard over the weekend. Surging water levels collapsed some bridges, forced evacuations, and left a trail of destruction.And in Nysa, swollen rivers caused a hospital to evacuate its patients including pregnant women and elderly people in rafts.The country's Education Minister said 420 schools had been closed across four provinces. Water levels in some parts of Poland were not expected to peak until Wednesday. Thousands have been evacuated in the Czech Republice and in the town of Jesenik, floods stormed through on Sunday destroying vehicles, roads and homes.Some residents have begun the clean-up after water levels began to drop.This man saw water as high as two meters running through the street.He says his house may need to be taken down and telephones lines are not working Water and electricity are also out.Devastating impacts have also been felt in Eastern Romania, where villages and towns were submerged.Countries along the Danube river including Slovakia and Hungary were also on watch as levels were expected to rise.Budapest has declared 12,000 soldiers are on standby to respond.In Austria, the levels of rivers and reservoirs fell overnight as rain eased but officials were bracing for a second wave as heavier rain was expected.
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At least four people had been killed by Tuesday, September 17, as multiple wildfires burned across Portugal, local media reported.According to the Lusa News Agency, at least 27 fires were active by Tuesday morning in Portugal, with at least four people killed since Sunday.Filipa Domingues told Storyful she captured this footage while driving to Albergaria, in the Aveiro region, on Monday.Several roads were closed and people working in businesses in Aveiro were evacuated.Over 460 firefighters and 149 vehicles were assigned to the fire in Albergaria, officials said. Credit: Filipa Domingues via Storyful
The normally-bustling financial hub of Shanghai was brought to a standstill on Monday as residents sheltered at home to wait out the worst of Typhoon Bebinca. The Category 1 storm, which made landfall in Shanghai on Monday morning, is the most powerful tropical cyclone to directly hit the city in more than seven decades.
More rivers in central Europe spilled their banks on Monday in flooding that has killed at least 10 people from Poland to Romania and left many towns submerged or hit by gushing, debris-filled waters after days of heavy rainfalls.
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