Flooding in Central Europe leaves 16 dead in Romania, Poland, Czech Republic and Austria

Flooding in Central Europe has resulted in 23 reported deaths, with 7 in Poland and Romania, 5 in Austria, and 4 in the Czech Republic.

Flooding has caused widespread damage and loss of life in Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, and Romania. The death toll stands at 16, with 7 reported fatalities in Romania, 5 in Poland, 3 in the Czech Republic, and 1 in Austria. The Czech-Polish border areas have been particularly affected, with rivers overflowing their banks and causing further devastation. In Poland, a surgeon drowned in the town of Nysa, while four more people died in the towns of Bielsko-Biaa and Ldek-Zdrój. The flooding has also affected Slovakia and Hungary, with the River Danube rising in both countries.