PRAGUE/WARSAW, 16th September, 2024 (WAM) -- More rivers in central Europe spilled their banks on Monday in flooding that has killed at least 10 people from Poland to Romania, Reuters reported. Many towns in this region were submerged or hit by gushing, debris-filled waters after days of heavy rainfalls.
Border areas between the Czech Republic and Poland were hit hard over the weekend. Some bridges collapsed and homes were destroyed, while villages and towns in eastern Romania were submerged.
Poland's government was due to meet on Monday morning to call a state of disaster.
While rivers in the Czech-Polish border area were starting to recede on Monday, flooding was widening to more parts and leaving bigger cities in both countries on alert.
More than 12,000 people have been evacuated in the Czech Republic, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Sunday evening on X as he called an extraordinary government session for Monday.
In Romania, the flooding killed six people over the weekend, and an Austrian firefighter died on Sunday. A man drowned in Poland on Sunday.
Slovakia's capital Bratislava and Hungarian capital Budapest were both preparing as the River Danube rose.
In Austria, the levels of rivers and reservoirs fell overnight as rain eased but officials said they were bracing for a second wave as heavier rain was expected in the coming hours.