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according to a report by xinhua news agency on september 15, many countries in central and eastern europe were hit by heavy rains recently, killing at least 7 people.

according to a bbc report on september 16, the storm that hit central and eastern europe was named "boris". as of the 15th, the heavy rains caused by "boris" had caused the deaths of five people in romania, one person in austria, one person in poland, and four people missing in the czech republic.

according to the bbc, austrian prime minister nehammer posted on his personal social platform "x" (original twitter) that the situation "has deteriorated and is very serious". the austrian government has declared lower austria a disaster area. lower austria surrounds the capital vienna and borders the czech republic and slovakia.

according to the bbc, polish prime minister donald tusk declared a state of natural disaster in the country. speaking in the southwestern kłodzko region, one of the worst-hit areas, tusk said 1,600 people had been evacuated.

according to reuters, tusk said he would seek assistance from the european union in this regard.

the czech republic was also one of the worst-hit countries. the bbc said some areas had experienced about three months' worth of rainfall in just three days.

according to reuters, a car fell into a river in northeastern czech republic, and the whereabouts of three people in the car are unknown. in the southeast of the country, a man was swept away by floods and his whereabouts are also unknown.

xinhua news agency quoted reuters as saying that the czech meteorological department said that in the worst-hit areas of the czech republic, rainfall exceeded 100 mm from the night of september 14 to the early morning of september 15, and the cumulative rainfall since the 11th has reached 450 mm. due to the heavy rain, poland closed a port to the czech republic and several roads connecting the two countries were temporarily closed.

in the hungarian capital of budapest, authorities predicted that the danube would rise above 8.5 meters later this week, approaching the record of 8.91 meters set in 2013, reuters said.

meanwhile, five people died in romania due to the heavy rains. rainfall has eased in the country and authorities are restoring power to about 11,000 households. cleanup work has already begun and local residents are investigating the damage.

the bbc said that the meteorological department predicts that there will be more rainfall in the above-mentioned countries in the next few days. climate warming means that the possibility and intensity of such events in europe are increasing.