In the parts of Central Europe, Devastating Floods are causing havoc. As Storm
Boris’s deluge of rain continues to wreak havoc over Central and Eastern Europe, one
person has drowned in Poland and one firefighter has perished during a river rescue in
Austria. Five persons have passed away in Romania, and numerous more in the Czech
Republic are still missing.
The leaders of the Austrian province that encircles Vienna have referred to “an
unprecedented extreme situation” and proclaimed it a disaster area. Donald Tusk, the
prime minister of Poland, announced one death on Sunday while pleading with the
affected citizens to assist rescuers.
Four people are still unaccounted for in the Czech Republic: one man washed into a
flooded stream in South Moravia, and three were in a car that vanished into a river in
North Moravia. Living in Lipov in south Moravia, Marek Joch stated his town is
“currently closed from all sides” and that the “next wave” of the water is still coming.
“Now everyone is trying to clean up as quickly as possible to prevent further large
spills from the river, unfortunately, no one knows when the water will recede” . “This is
not the end; we still have to survive until Tuesday.”
In Cesky Tesi, Opava, and Krnov, evacuations are in progress. It is said that Jesenik, a
town in the Jeseniky highlands, is totally cut off, with train lines and roadways
submerged. In the Kłodzko district alone, some 17,000 individuals lack electricity, and
mobile phone and internet connections are broken.
The situation might escalate later and the government of Czech Republic are urging
people to stay away from swollen river. Seven hundred homes have been inundated,
according to the mayor of Slobozia Conachi, a community in the Galati area in
southeast Romania. Emil Dragomir declared, “This is a catastrophe of epic
proportions.” Galati saw the deaths of four people on Saturday and one verified death
on Sunday. Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner of Austria reported that a firefighter had
passed away while attempting to pump out a flooded cellar.
She indicated that a catastrophe zone has been designated for the entire province of
Lower Austria. The important A1 western freeway has flooded close to the town of St
Pölten, and trains between the capital Vienna and the city of Linz have been canceled.
As the levels of the Wienfluss river increase, sections of the Vienna subterranean have
been blocked. Austria’s Chancellor Karl Nehammer stated in a post on X that the the
storm situation had “worsened” and was “very serious.”
The town mayor of Glucholazy, in the southwest Opole region of Poland, reported
that the town was being inundated by the local river, which had overflowed its banks.
On Sunday, he made a plea to the locals to leave for higher ground. According to local
resident Zofia Owsiaka, there appeared to be “no hope of the rain stopping” and that
everyone was “scared”.
Residents of Krakow, the second-biggest city in Poland, are being provided sandbags
as a flood protection measure. Speaking from Klodzko, a town in Lower Silesia close
to the Czech border that has been severely hit, Mr. Tusk stated that 1600 residents
have been evacuated from the territory.
When requested to leave their homes, he pushed the other occupants to assist the
emergency services. According to him, 17,000 people in the region need electricity. He
stated he had decided to use Starlink satellites since in some places there is no internet
and the cell connection is weak. He claimed that a Blackhawk helicopter
