Poland, floods
Dam bursts in Poland sending torrents of water into town
This is the shocking moment a dam burst in Poland - flooding a town with torrents of muddy water. Footage shows the floodwater surging into Stronie Slaskie on September 15 following heavy rain from Storm Boris.
Rising rivers threaten southern Poland as flooding recedes elsewhere in Central Europe
Soldiers and residents in southwestern Poland are laying sandbags near swollen rivers around the city of Wroclaw to protect homes and businesses after days of flooding across Central Europe.
Poland fortifies towns as deadly floods afflict central Europe
Volunteers in the Polish town of Nysa fortified floodwalls to stem swollen rivers on Tuesday after heavy rain and flooding round central Europe that has killed at least 18 people. Rivers were still spilling banks in the Czech Republic,
Rivers overflow in Poland and Romania as 'dramatic' rain spell causes flooding in Central Europe
Six people have died across Romania, Austria and Poland after a low-pressure system named Boris brought torrential rain and floods to Central Europe. In the Czech Republic, a quarter of a million homes were without power due to high winds and rain. More rain is expected on Sunday and Monday, local time.
UPDATE: Southern Poland battles heavy rain and floods
According to the Polish Institute of Meteorology and Water Management - high water alert levels have been exceeded on rivers in as many as 85 places throughout the country.
Poland's third-largest city looks to have withstood flood wave
By Barbara Erling WROCLAW, Poland (Reuters) -Flood defences in Poland's third-largest city Wroclaw looked to have held firm on Thursday, after the worst floods in at least two decades ravaged central Europe this week.
Watch view of Oder River in Poland as deadly flooding causes devastation across Europe
Watch a view of the scene at the swollen Oder River in Wroclaw on Thursday 19 September as severe flooding causes devastation in Poland. Central Europe is experiencing the worst floods in at least two decades,
Poland: Flooding Threat Continues In Southern City Of Wroclaw 7
As flooding began to recede elsewhere in Central Europe, swollen rivers still threaten the southern region of Poland. Seven deaths are reported in Poland as of writing. This video shows the flooding situation in Wroclaw.
Poland's third-largest city braces for peaking floods
Poland's third-largest city Wroclaw was bracing for peaking flood waters on Thursday, with early indications its defences were holding firm, after the worst floods in at least two decades ravaged central Europe this week.
Poland, Hungary, Romania: Leaders say fatal floods bear fingerprints of climate change
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Floods Sweep Through Towns in Poland After Heavy Rain
Heavy rain caused flooding in central Europe over the weekend, killing at least 13 people. Poland was one of the most affected countries.
At least 14 dead as torrential rain unleashes flooding across Central Europe
Heavy rains caused severe flooding in Central Europe, affecting countries like Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, and ...
At least 8 dead as heaviest rain in decades hits parts of central and eastern Europe
At least eight people have died after some of the heaviest rain in years hit central and eastern Europe, causing flooding and ...
Floods claim more lives as torrential rain pounds central Europe
JESENIK, Czech Republic/WARSAW, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The death toll from flooding in central Europe rose to eight on Sunday as ...
Europe floods death toll rises after torrential rain in Czech Republic, Poland, Austria and Hungary
The extreme rainfall and flooding is the worst central and eastern Europe has seen in at least two decades, with several more ...
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Poland: More rain than during the “millennium flood” of 1997
More rain has fallen in south-western Poland since Friday morning than during the so-called millennium flood in 1997. The ...
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How Poland and neighbouring countries faced the floods
The provision of €10bn in cohesion funding Central and Eastern European countries devastated by floods this week will help ...