Worst floods expected in decades
Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia are preparing for severe flooding due to the approaching cyclone Boris.
Weather services expect the worst flooding in decades, with rainfall of up to 400 litres per square metre over the next four days in some areas of Poland and the Czech Republic, and 200 litres in Austria and Slovakia. Cultural events have been cancelled and water reservoirs have been drained to cope with the rainfall.
Moravia, in the eastern Czech Republic, which was previously hit by major floods in 1997 and 2002, in particular, is preparing for extreme conditions with flood barriers and sandbags.
(Tagtik/Source: sn.at, Belga/Illustration picture: Pixabay)