Flooding spreads across central Europe, worse to come

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Flooding spreads across central Europe as storm Boris brings flooding catastrophe. Here’s the latest update: At least 15 dead  Czechia-Poland border areas hit hard Floods cover central Europe from Austria to Romania  #stormboris #europe #flooding

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00:00Storm Boris has claimed at least 8 lives across Central and Eastern Europe and caused widespread

00:06flooding and disruption.

00:08Here in Budapest it's expected that the Danube will rise to about 9 meters high which is

00:13close to what this city experienced back in 2013 when it was severely hit by floods.

00:19Currently some of the flood prone areas in Hungary are being protected with sandbags.

00:25Now in the Czech Republic over 10,000 people have been evacuated.

00:30Poland has reported fatalities due to the rising waters while a firefighter has died

00:35in Austria while taking part in rescue efforts.

00:39Romania is facing significant damage with over 5,000 homes impacted by floodwaters.

00:46As the storm continues to move south, nations grapple with the aftermath launching rescue

00:52operations and seeking international assistance to manage the crisis.

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