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Death toll rises further in Central Europe
The death toll in central Europe has risen as more rivers burst their banks.
Six people have died in Romania.
Five have reportedly died in Poland.
A total of three people have died in Austria: one firefighter died over the weekend and two people were found drowned in their homes, Reuters reported.
One person has died in the Czech Republic.
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The Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, has said that the country has 1 billion złoty (about 234 million euros) to help flood victims, Reuters reported.
Here are the latest images from the region.
Germany’s Olaf Scholz said his country is ready to help European neighbours impacted by the floors.
He also said water levels are rising in Germany and the situation is being closely monitored.
Death toll rises further in Central Europe
The death toll in central Europe has risen as more rivers burst their banks.
Six people have died in Romania.
Five have reportedly died in Poland.
A total of three people have died in Austria: one firefighter died over the weekend and two people were found drowned in their homes, Reuters reported.
One person has died in the Czech Republic.
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The floods in Europe are just one of a number of extreme weather events around the world in the last few days.
Floods have also been devastating western and central Africa, with hundreds estimated to have died. Meanwhile in Southeast Asia Typhoon Yagi has been causing havoc, with at least 300,000 people displaced in Myanmar following heavy rains.
Although these specific events cannot be definitively attributed to climate change, it’s well established now that extreme rainfall is more common and more intense because of human-caused climate breakdown across most of the world, particularly in Europe, most of Asia, central and eastern North America, and parts of South America, Africa and Australia. This is because warmer air can hold more water vapour.
Flooding has most likely become more frequent and severe in these locations as a result, but is also affected by human factors, such as the existence of flood defences and land use.
Human-caused climate breakdown is supercharging extreme weather across the world, driving more frequent and more deadly disasters from heatwaves to floods to wildfires.
At least a dozen of the most serious events of the last decade would have been all but impossible without human-caused global heating.
Watch footage from Central Europe, which has been hit with torrential rain and flooding.
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, who was scheduled to speak at the European parliament this week, said he is postponing “all my international obligations” due to the ongoing floods.
Two more people died in Austria, the chancellor, Karl Nehammer, said.
Factories and stores across central Europe shuttered production lines and closed their doors today due to flooding, Reuters reported.
Late yesterday, the Czech prime minister, Petr Fiala, reiterated his call for people to follow instructions from mayors and emergency services.
Karl Nehammer, the Austrian chancellor, has said that the Austrian armed forces have been deployed in storm-hit regions and that 2,400 soldiers are on standby to help fill sandbags, evacuate people or do clean-up work.
Here are some images of the flooding in Poland.
The Hungarian defence forces are deploying equipment to support flood protection efforts.
One dead, seven missing in Czech Republic: police
Czech police has said that one person died and seven are missing amid flooding, AFP reported.
Death toll rises amid widespread flooding in central Europe
The death toll rose in central Europe over the weekend after severe flooding impacted the region, the Associated Press reported.
Six people died in Romania, one person in Austria and one person in Poland, while police in the Czech Republic said four people were missing.