Devastation, Death As Heaviest Rains In Decades Batter Central, Eastern Europe
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- By RFE/RL,
- Kurt Vinion,
- AFP,
- AP and
- Reuters
The death toll in Central and Eastern European continues to climb after days of relentless rainfall unleashed catastrophic flooding, forcing mandatory evacuations and causing widespread devastation across the region.
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Residents assist an elderly woman as floodwaters rise in Slobozia Conachi, Romania, on September 14.
The floods, which have claimed at least 10 lives from Poland to Romania, have submerged towns and homes, triggering large-scale evacuations.
The floods, which have claimed at least 10 lives from Poland to Romania, have submerged towns and homes, triggering large-scale evacuations.
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Drone footage reveals the extent of flooding in Galati County in Romania.
Storm Boris, a slow-moving low-pressure system, has dumped months' worth of rain in just a few days over several European capitals, including Vienna, Bratislava, and Prague.
Storm Boris, a slow-moving low-pressure system, has dumped months' worth of rain in just a few days over several European capitals, including Vienna, Bratislava, and Prague.
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Two men struggle to rescue a resident swept away by a torrent in Galati, Romania.
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Rescuers evacuate a dog in Dudalbi, Romania.
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Residents in the Romanian town of Slobozia Conachi in Galați County clean up after floodwaters inundated their homes. More than 700 homes were affected by the disaster.
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Stefana Bodea, 60, surveys the damage to her home in Slobozia Conachi. She survived the flooding by waiting it out in her attic.
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A man salvages personal belongings from his home as floodwaters began to recede in Slobozia Conachi.
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In southern Poland, a drone captured submerged graves in Brzeszcze on September 15.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed one death due to the flooding in the southwestern region.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed one death due to the flooding in the southwestern region.
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A drone captures the flooded landscape in Glucholazy, southwestern Poland.
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A man rides his bicycle past elevated water levels at the Glebinow hydroelectric power plant in Nysa, Poland.
Two dams reportedly failed amid what local authorities said was a "critical" situation.
Two dams reportedly failed amid what local authorities said was a "critical" situation.
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Flood barriers were deployed in Slovakia's capital (pictured), Bratislava, and Hungary's capital, Budapest, as the Danube River rose, and in Prague, where the Vltava River breached its banks.
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A woman embraces a relative after being evacauted from her flooded home in Jesenik, Czech Republic.
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Onlookers watch floodwaters carrying debris past ruined houses in Jesenik on September 16.
More than 12,000 people have been evacuated across the country, according to Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala.
More than 12,000 people have been evacuated across the country, according to Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala.
