Rivers in Czech Republic reach dangerous levels in dozens of areas

(14 Sep 2024)
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Mikulovice, Czech Republic - 14 September 2024
1. Various of swollen river flowing under bridge
2. Pavement destroyed by floods
3. Close-up of destroyed pavement
4. People watching swollen river
5. Flooded street
6. Water flowing from hose
7. Flooded house
8. Flooded garage
9. Flooded street
STORYLINE:
Stormy weather has several central European nations anticipating severe flooding over the weekend, including the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, and Hungary.

In the Czech Republic, river waters reached dangerous levels in dozens of areas across the country on Saturday morning, flooding houses and roads in several towns and villages. Heavy rain and high winds left more than 63,000 households without power, the Czech power company CEZ said.

A hospital in the country's second-largest city of Brno was forced to evacuate as dozens of citizens moved to safer grounds. Fallen trees and floodwaters caused a dozen railways across the country to also shutter.

Meteorologists say a low-pressure system from northern Italy was predicted to dump heavy rainfall in most parts of the Czech Republic, including the capital and border regions with Austria and Germany in the south, and Poland in the north.

“We have to be ready for worst-case scenarios,” Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said after the government’s central crisis committee met. “A tough weekend is ahead of us.”

AP video by Stanislav Hodina

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