Central Europe reels under rain
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May 18, 2010, Tuesday
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FLASH floods triggered by days of heavy rain have killed at least four people, forced mass evacuations and cut off power to thousands in central Europe and weather forecasts offered no hope of respite in coming days.
In southern Poland, one woman in her 60s and a 45-year-old man perished yesterday in separate incidents after being washed away by flood waters, officials and local media reported.
The Polish Interior Ministry said it expected to evacuate up to 2,000 people from their homes as floods submerged fields, roads and some railway lines. Parts of the south suffered power cuts.
A 69-year-old woman also died yesterday in neighboring Czech Republic where hundreds had to be evacuated, including 90 from a hospital in the town of Bohumin, Czech media reported.
More than 10,000 customers of Czech CEZ were left without power after trees fell on power lines in strong winds, and five rail lines and 50 roads were shut.
More than 2,000 people were forced from their homes in northern Hungary as heavy weekend rains blocked off villages and cut power supplies. One man was killed there on Sunday after an earth wall collapsed onto a house.
In Slovakia, the government deployed troops alongside emergency services in the worst affected areas in the east and northwest of the country.
In southern Poland, one woman in her 60s and a 45-year-old man perished yesterday in separate incidents after being washed away by flood waters, officials and local media reported.
The Polish Interior Ministry said it expected to evacuate up to 2,000 people from their homes as floods submerged fields, roads and some railway lines. Parts of the south suffered power cuts.
A 69-year-old woman also died yesterday in neighboring Czech Republic where hundreds had to be evacuated, including 90 from a hospital in the town of Bohumin, Czech media reported.
More than 10,000 customers of Czech CEZ were left without power after trees fell on power lines in strong winds, and five rail lines and 50 roads were shut.
More than 2,000 people were forced from their homes in northern Hungary as heavy weekend rains blocked off villages and cut power supplies. One man was killed there on Sunday after an earth wall collapsed onto a house.
In Slovakia, the government deployed troops alongside emergency services in the worst affected areas in the east and northwest of the country.
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