At least 16 dead and several missing as 'once in a century' floods hit Central and Eastern Europe

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Heavy rains from Storm Boris have caused widespread flooding across several countries, with the Czech Republic declaring the highest flood warnings in 100 places.

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00:009 people have died following days-long severe flooding and rains inundating central Europe.

00:10Austria, Czech Republic, Poland and Romania have been battered by a low-pressure system

00:14named Storm Boris, with Slovakia and Hungary expected to be impacted next.

00:22Czech Republic authorities declared the highest flood warnings at around 100 places across

00:27the country, with many towns flooded, evacuated and left without power.

00:34Emergency measures were extended north, with Polish authorities in Krakow handing out sandbags.

00:42Half a dozen Polish towns have been completely cut off due to high floodwaters, with helicopters

00:48manned by military personnel flown in to rescue those stranded.

00:53In Vienna, the Wien River overflowed its banks, flooding homes and forcing evacuations

00:59of nearby houses.

01:03The extreme weather in central Europe was precipitated by a warm, record-breaking start

01:08to September.

01:10A hotter atmosphere driven by human-caused climate change is known to induce intense

01:16rainfall.

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