Flood-hit regions in Central Europe will get billions in EU aid
WEB13 hours ago · 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 some 1,000 residents in the northern Italian ...
Europe floods: Heavy rain to hit Italy as thousands evacuated in Poland
WEB2 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 ...
Poland's third-largest city braces for peaking floods | Reuters
WEB15 hours ago · Poland's third-largest city Wroclaw was bracing for peaking flood waters on Thursday, with early indications its defences were holding firm, after the worst floods in at least two decades ravaged ...
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 ...
Europe floods: Poland prime minister calls ... - Associated Press News
WEB3 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 · Reuters. A flooded area in Nysa, Poland. 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 ...
With Sandbags and Team Spirit, a Polish City Fought Off a Flood
WEB2 days ago · Sept. 17, 2024. The order to evacuate on Monday afternoon ripped through Nysa, a small Polish city, drenched after days of heavy rains. Some people helped older neighbors into cars as they headed ...
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 ...
Central Europe floods: Rush to shore up flood defences as more …
WEB4 days ago · In Krakow, Poland's second largest city, residents have been offered sandbags for flood protection. Speaking from the town of Klodzko, one of the worst-affected areas, Tusk said 1600 people in the ...
Floods in Central Europe threaten new areas. Heavy rains ... - ABC News
WEB13 hours ago · The Associated Press. WARSAW, Poland -- A massive floodwave moving across Central Europe was threatening new areas and raising concerns among residents and leaders. It also prompted European Union ...