Budapest and Poland's Wroclaw reinforce their ... - Associated Press News
Sep 18, 2024 · WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Soldiers and firefighters used sandbags to reinforce river embankments and delivered food and drinking water to cut-off communities as the worst flooding in years moved Tuesday across a broad swath of Central Europe, taking lives and destroying homes.
At least 17 killed in floods as a month’s worth of rain pounds
Sep 16, 2024 · CNN — At least 17 people have been killed in some of the worst floods to hit central Europe in decades as Storm Boris sweeps through the region, dumping well over a month’s worth of rain. Austria,...
Flood-hit regions in Central Europe will get billions in EU aid
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday pledged billions of euros in aid for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing during the massive flooding that has so …
Flood-hit central Europe will get billions in EU aid, von der Leyen ...
Sep 20, 2024 · WROCLAW, Poland, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The European Union will make billions of euros available to help central Europe recover from severe floods, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen...
Flooding in Central Europe blamed for 24 deaths as EU ... - CBS News
Sep 20, 2024 · Warsaw, Poland — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday pledged billions of euros in aid for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing...
Storm Boris: Polish city evacuates as floods batter central Europe
Sep 16, 2024 · On Monday morning, the mayor of Paczków in south-west Poland appealed to residents to evacuate after water began overflowing in a nearby reservoir, endangering the town. Airborne rescues as ...
Seven confirmed dead as Storm Boris rages across Poland, …
15 September 2024. Summary. Countries across Central and Eastern Europe are facing extreme flooding as Storm Boris wreaks havoc across the continent. A firefighter has died during a flood rescue in...
Europe floods: Poland prime minister calls ... - Associated Press News
Sep 17, 2024 · In Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk held an emergency meeting and later declared a disaster in flooded areas, a government measure to facilitate evacuation and rescues. He also said the government would provide 1 billion zlotys ($260 million) in …
Budapest and Wroclaw reinforce river banks ahead of more flooding
Sep 17, 2024 · Other places are now bracing for the flood waves to hit them, including two central European gems: Budapest, the Hungarian capital on the Danube River, and Wroclaw, a city in southwestern Poland...
Floods claim two more casualties as torrential rain batters ... - NBC News
Sep 15, 2024 · One person drowned in southwest Poland and thousands were evacuated across the border in the Czech Republic after heavy rain continued to batter central Europe on Sunday, causing flooding in...