Heavy rains from Storm Boris have caused widespread flooding across several countries, with the Czech Republic declaring the highest flood warnings in 100 places.
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00:009 people have died following days-long severe flooding and rains inundating central Europe.
00:10Austria, Czech Republic, Poland and Romania have been battered by a low-pressure system
00:14named Storm Boris, with Slovakia and Hungary expected to be impacted next.
00:22Czech Republic authorities declared the highest flood warnings at around 100 places across
00:27the country, with many towns flooded, evacuated and left without power.
00:34Emergency measures were extended north, with Polish authorities in Krakow handing out sandbags.
00:42Half a dozen Polish towns have been completely cut off due to high floodwaters, with helicopters
00:48manned by military personnel flown in to rescue those stranded.
00:53In Vienna, the Wien River overflowed its banks, flooding homes and forcing evacuations
00:59of nearby houses.
01:03The extreme weather in central Europe was precipitated by a warm, record-breaking start
01:08to September.
01:10A hotter atmosphere driven by human-caused climate change is known to induce intense
01:16rainfall.