The death toll from the Boris depression is rising in Central and Eastern Europe. One person has drowned in Poland and four others are missing in the neighboring Czech Republic, which is suffering from torrential rains and flooded rivers, authorities in both countries announced on Sunday, September 15. “We expect rainfall totals of around 300 to 400 mm in Austria and the Czech Republic,” warned Jérôme Cerisier, forecaster at Weather Solutions. Follow our live stream.
Four dead in Romania. The previous day, the bad weather had already caused the death of four people in the south-east of Romania, according to the Romanian authorities. In Galati County (Romania), More than 5,000 houses were destroyed by floods and inundations.
Residents trapped by floods in Austria. DWinds of up to 146 km/h were recorded in southern Austria and precipitation of up to 170 litres of water per square metre was recorded in the north of the country. Rail traffic was disrupted overnight from Saturday to Sunday in parts of the country, while the metro in the capital Vienna was partially closed due to bad weather. In the worst-hit region of the country, Lower Austria (northeast), residents are trapped in their homes. “Hydrologists are predicting extremely heavy rains in the coming hours, up to 60 millimeters,” warned his vice-governor Stephan Pernkopf. “This is already causing and will cause massive flooding,” he told the APA agency.
Evacuations in the Czech Republic. In the Czech Republic, nearly 50,000 homes were without power on Saturday, the electricity company CEZ said, while a hospital in the city of Brno (southeast) was evacuated. The region of Moravia (northeast) declared a state of emergency. “The ground is saturated, which means that all the rainwater will remain on the surface,” said Environment Minister Petr Hladik on X. In Slovenia, after two days of incessant rain, fields are waterlogged and villages flooded.