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according to foreign media reports, many countries in central and eastern europe have been hit by strong winds and rainstorms in recent days, and floods have occurred in some areas. as of local time on the 16th, heavy rains have caused 6 deaths in romania, 1 death in austria, 1 death in poland, and 4 missing in the czech republic.

czech republic: 260,000 households without power, more than 10,000 people evacuated

according to the associated press, the strong storm "boris" has caused some parts of the czech republic to face the worst flooding in nearly 30 years. the czech authorities have issued flood warnings for about 100 places across the country.

it is reported that the area most affected by the heavy rains was the moravia-silesia region of the czech republic, where more than 110,000 households lost power.

according to reports, in the early morning of the 15th local time, about 260,000 households across the czech republic lost power, and traffic on many roads, including the main d1 highway, was paralyzed.

the report pointed out that of the approximately 56,000 residents in the czech city of opava, about 10,000 were asked to move to higher ground. rescuers used boats to transport people from communities flooded by the opava river to safety.

"there is no reason to wait any longer," opava mayor tomasz navratil told czech public radio, saying the current situation was worse than the "flood of the century" in 1997.

austria: a state declared a disaster zone, a firefighter died

according to the associated press, on the 15th local time, austrian vice chancellor werner kogler posted on the social media platform x that a firefighter in lower austria died in the process of flood relief. lower austria surrounds the capital vienna and borders the czech republic and slovakia. it has been declared a disaster area by the austrian government.

it is reported that austrian authorities have declared the entire northeastern region of lower austria a disaster area, and 10,000 rescue workers have evacuated 1,100 houses in the area.

austrian chancellor karl nehammer said the situation was "still getting worse". nehammer said 2,400 soldiers were ready to support austria's rescue efforts. among them, 1,000 soldiers will be deployed to the disaster area in lower austria, where dams have begun to collapse.

in the early morning of the 15th local time, austria suspended railway operations in the eastern part of the country, and some subway lines in the capital vienna were also temporarily closed.

poland: bridge and police building destroyed

according to cbs, polish prime minister donald tusk said on the 15th local time that the water level of the local river reached 6.65 meters in the early morning of that day, far exceeding the warning water level of 2.4 meters. firefighters and soldiers have been involved in flood control and disaster relief work in nearby areas.

tusk described the situation around the klodzko region, which is located in a valley and has about 25,000 residents, as "very serious." in several cases, helicopters have been used to rescue people trapped from rooftops.

the report pointed out that the flood washed away a bridge in the polish city of stonilasch and a police building was also washed away. in the kłodzko valley area bordering the czech republic, submerged cars can be seen in many places, and a new round of floods is expected there.

　　romania: floods have killed 6 people

according to the associated press, romania's emergency department said on the 14th that heavy rains hit the eastern part of the country, and 19 villages in 8 counties were hit by floods, killing at least 4 people.

it was reported that on the 15th, two more people were killed in floods in romania, bringing the death toll to 6.

it is reported that the areas most severely affected by the floods are concentrated in galati county, romania, with 5,000 households affected.

“once again we are facing the effects of climate change, which are becoming increasingly evident on the european continent with serious consequences,” said romanian president klaus iohannis.