Flood-hit regions in Central Europe will get billions in EU aid
WEB23 hours ago · Updated 3:52 AM PDT, September 19, 2024. WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A massive flood wave moving across Central Europe was threatening new areas and raising concerns among residents and leaders. It also prompted European Union head Ursula von der Leyen to plan a visit to the region on Thursday. Heavy rains also caused flooding and evacuation of ...
Poland's third-largest city braces for peaking floods | Reuters
WEB1 day ago · Meanwhile, flood defences in Poland's third-largest city, Wroclaw, looked to have held firm on Thursday. ... Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest ...
Flooding in Central Europe blamed for 24 deaths as EU ... - CBS News
WEB1 hour ago · Parts of Europe experiencing heavy rainfall, flooding 00:45. Warsaw, Poland — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday pledged billions of euros in aid for Central European ...
Europe floods: Heavy rain to hit Italy as thousands evacuated in Poland …
WEB3 days ago · Poland deploys 5,500 soldiers for flood relief efforts. The Polish Ministry of Defence has said 5,500 soldiers are supporting people affected by the devastating floods in the south of the country ...
Central European floods leave trail of devastation; new areas to ...
WEB3 days ago · Flooding has killed seven people in Romania, where waters have receded since the weekend. Seven were dead in Poland, five in Austria, and three in the Czech Republic.
Rising rivers threaten southern Poland as flooding recedes …
WEB1 day ago · Updated 8:08 PM PDT, September 18, 2024. WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Soldiers and volunteers in southwestern Poland laid sandbags Wednesday near swollen rivers around the city of Wroclaw to protect homes and businesses after days of flooding across Central Europe. Poland joins Austria, the Czech Republic and Romania in being hard hit by floods ...
Floods claim two more casualties as torrential rain batters ... - NBC News
WEB4 days ago · Sept. 15, 2024, 6:30 AM PDT / Source: Reuters. By Reuters. One person drowned in southwest Poland and thousands were evacuated across the border in the Czech Republic after heavy rain continued to ...
Europe floods: Poland prime minister calls ... - Associated Press News
WEB4 days ago · WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Massive floods pounded Central Europe on Monday, killing four more people in Poland and one in the Czech Republic. Following an emergency government meeting, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced a state of natural disaster in the flooded areas to facilitate evacuation and rescue operations, as well as expedite financial ...
Storm Boris: Polish city evacuates as floods batter central Europe
WEB3 days ago · The mayor of a Polish city has asked all 44,000 residents to evacuate, as widespread flooding continues to batter central Europe. Nysa mayor Kordian Kolbiarz asked people to head for higher...
Floods claim more lives as torrential rain pounds central Europe
WEB5 days ago · A low-pressure system named Boris has triggered downpours from Austria to Romania, leading to some of the worst flooding in nearly three decades in hard-hit areas in the Czech Republic and Poland.