Toll hits 17 as Storm Boris lashes central Europe
The Peninsula
Vienna: Flooding sparked by Storm Boris in central Europe has burst dams, knocked out power and killed at least 17 people, authorities said Monday as...
Vienna: Flooding sparked by Storm Boris in central Europe has burst dams, knocked out power and killed at least 17 people, authorities said Monday as some communities were cut off four days into the disaster.
High winds and unusually heavy rainfall have hit swathes of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia since Friday.
The rains have flooded streets and submerged entire neighbourhoods in some places, while shutting down public transport and electricity in others.
So far, the storm has caused the deaths of seven people in Romania, four in Poland, three in Austria and three in the Czech Republic, according to the latest tallies. Several people remain missing.