Central Europe, floods and Poland
Deadly floods add to fiscal strains in central Europe
Just a week ago, before deadly floods swept through central Europe, the Czech Republic looked on track to become the first country in the region since COVID-19 to pull its budget deficit firmly below the 3% of GDP cap set by European Union rules.
Floods in Central Europe threaten new areas. Heavy rains also flood parts of Italy
A massive floodwave moving across Central Europe was threatening new areas and raising concerns among residents and leaders
Europe floods: Death toll reaches 23 as flood wave peaks in Wrocław
At least 23 people have now died in Europe's flood disaster as the Polish city of Wrocław sees the level of the Oder river peak and Austria begins planning for "years" of reconstruction. The water level on the Oder river flowing through Poland's fourth-largest city Wrocław peaked overnight and is expected to stay high for some time,
Central Europe experiencing worst floods in at least two decades
Central Europe is experiencing the worst floods in at least two decades, with a trail of destruction from Romania to Poland and and the deaths of at least 23 people so far.
Floods threaten new areas in Central Europe and Italy
A massive flood wave moving across Central Europe threatened new areas after claiming 24 lives, raising concerns among residents and officials and prompting European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen to plan a visit to the region Thursday.
At least 17 killed in floods as a month’s worth of rain pounds central Europe
At least 10 people have been killed in some of the worst floods to hit central Europe in decades as Storm Boris sweeps through the region.
What We Know About the Deadly Floods in Central Europe
At least 17 people have died and thousands have been displaced. “Relief is not expected to come before tomorrow, and more likely, the day after,” an official in Austria said.
Europe floods: Poland's Wroclaw braces for flood wave
Soldiers and volunteers in southwestern Poland have been laying sandbags near swollen rivers around Wroclaw. Days of flooding have wreaked death and destruction across Central Europe.
Central Europe counts cost of floods as Storm Boris prompts evacuations in Italy
Central Europe began counting the cost of deadly and devastating floods caused by Storm Boris, as the European Union pledged ...
Is Climate Change Causing the Deadly Floods in Europe?
Experts say the most severe floods to hit Central Europe in at least two decades fit into a broader pattern of extreme ...
Entire city evacuated after floods, 7 die in wildfires as extreme weather sweeps Europe
Swaths of Europe have been battered by deadly extreme weather, as rivers threaten to burst their banks in central Europe ...
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Central Europe floods expected to drive billions of EUR in total losses, says Aon
The recent severe flooding that impacted Central Europe as a result of continuous rain from September 12-16 is expected to ...
Europe Confronts the Economic Cost of Devastating Floods
The tiny Polish village of Romnow is a hive of activity. With the help of soldiers and the local fire service, men, women and ...
Central Europe hit by severe floods: 24 killed in Romania, Poland and Czech Republic, EU promises aid
A low-pressure system named 'Boris' caused the worst flooding in more than two decades from Romania to Poland over the past ...
How rising global heat connects catastrophic floods on four continents
Within weeks, catastrophic floods swept across four continents.
David Lammy sounds alarm on global warming 'accelerating towards us' as thousands flee central Europe floods
David Lammy sounded the alarm over global warming “accelerating towards us” as thousands of people were told to flee to ...