Floodwater reservoir becomes Poland’s hero for preventing major flooding
WEB5 hours ago · WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Grateful Poles are heaping praise — and coming up with fond names — to honor their silent hero that just saved them: a floodwater reservoir that spared the cities of Opole and Wroclaw from imminent flooding that ravaged parts of Central Europe. “National Hero,” the “King of Gold” and “Raciborz Reservoir the ...
Flood-hit central Europe will get billions in EU aid, von der Leyen ...
WEB5 days ago · The worst floods to hit central Europe in at least two decades have caused widespread damage from Romania to Poland, killing at least 24 people, destroying bridges, submerging cars and leaving ...
Floods claim two more casualties as torrential rain batters ... - NBC News
WEBSep 15, 2024 · One person drowned in southwest Poland and thousands were evacuated across the border in the Czech Republic after heavy rain continued to batter central Europe on Sunday, causing flooding in...
Europe floods: Heavy rain to hit Italy as thousands evacuated in Poland …
WEBSep 17, 2024 · At least 21 people have died in flooding in Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania and Austria. Italy is now seeing heavy rain with frequent thunderstorms expected in the coming days - experts say...
Storm Boris: Polish city evacuates as floods batter central Europe
WEBSep 16, 2024 · The mayor of a Polish city has asked all 44,000 residents to evacuate, as widespread flooding continues to batter central Europe. Nysa mayor Kordian Kolbiarz asked people to head for higher...
Seven confirmed dead as Storm Boris rages across Poland, …
WEBSep 15, 2024 · A firefighter has died during a flood rescue in Austria and people have drowned in Poland and Romania, while several people are missing in the Czech Republic
At least 17 killed in floods as a month’s worth of rain pounds
WEBSep 16, 2024 · CNN — At least 17 people have been killed in some of the worst floods to hit central Europe in decades as Storm Boris sweeps through the region, dumping well over a month’s worth of rain....
Europe floods: Poland prime minister calls emergency …
WEBSep 16, 2024 · WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Exceptionally heavy rainfall pounding Central Europe has prompted deadly flooding in the region, with four new deaths reported Monday in Poland, three in the Czech Republic and one in Romania.
What We Know About the Deadly Floods in Central Europe
WEBSep 16, 2024 · Wreckage and flooded streets in Ladek-Zdroj, a spa town in southwestern Poland, on Sunday. Maciej Kulczynski/EPA, via Shutterstock. At least five people have died, Piotr Blaszczyk, a...
Central European floods leave trail of devastation; new areas to ...
WEBSep 17, 2024 · Flooding has killed seven people in Romania, where waters have receded since the weekend. Seven were dead in Poland, five in Austria, and three in the Czech Republic.