6 killed as heaviest rain in decades hits parts of central and eastern Europe

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6 ******* as heaviest rain in decades hits parts of central and eastern Europe

At least six people have ***** after some of the heaviest rain in years hit central and eastern Europe, causing flooding and widespread disruption.

A slow-moving low pressure system dubbed Storm Boris dumped a month’s worth of rain onto several of Europe’s historic capitals, including Vienna, Bratislava and Prague. The heavy rainfall continued to pummel the region into Sunday.

One person ***** by drowning in Klodzko county, southwest Poland, Reuters reported on Sunday. Also on Sunday, a firefighter ***** in action in Austria, a spokesperson for the ***** department in the region of Lower Austria confirmed to CNN.

It comes after four people ***** in Romania, where the rainfall left hundreds stranded in flooded areas.

“The effects were most critical in seven localities,” Romania’s Interior Minister Cătălin Predoiu told CNN affiliate Antena 3. “They have already intervened there to save 95 people. Sadly four people have been found ***** in their houses or yards.”

Rescue services have been launched in hard-hit counties as authorities warn that they have recorded the heaviest rainfall in 100 years over the past 24 hours.

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Rescuers assist the locals on a flooded street in Pechea, Romania, on Saturday. – Romanian Emergency Services Galati via AP

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A car drives on a flooded street in Braunau am Inn, Austria. – Manfred Fesl/APA/AFP/Getty Images

Rivers have burst their banks in Poland and the Czech Republic. In southwest Poland, 1,600 people were evacuated in Klodzko county as local rivers reached record high water levels and broke their banks. Klodzko, a town of 25,000, was left partially submerged in water on Sunday.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk told reporters Sunday that the situation is “very dramatic” and “most dramatic in Klodzko county,” Reuters reported.

“I’m calling for residents to cooperate with rescue services where calls for evacuation are issued,” he added.

Significant flooding is expected to continue in the Czech Republic, where authorities have ordered mandatory evacuations for some areas.

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released by the Czech Republic ***** and Rescue Service showed flooded streets in the southern Benešově nad Černou municipality, where two women who didn’t follow evacuation orders had to be rescued by boat.

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Firefighters fill sand bags in Glucholazy, southern Poland. – Sergei Gapon/AFP/Getty Images

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A flooded house during heavy rain in Mikulovice, Czech Republic. – Gabriel Kuchta/Getty Images

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The swollen Biala River in Glucholazy, southern Poland. – Sergei Gapon/AFP/Getty Images

In Germany, southern and eastern states in particular are preparing for flooding. Flood warnings have been issued for rivers in the state of Saxony.

In neighboring Austria, heavy rainfall has caused water levels to rise in several rivers and rescue services have been called out to parts of the country. Many municipalities in Lower Austria have declared a state of emergency as heavy rainfall continued into Sunday.

Red alerts, the highest level of warning, have been issued for portions of Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria and Slovakia. This level of alert is associated with “intense meteorological phenomena” and “major damage is likely,” according to 

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CNN meteorologists Taylor Ward, Allison Chinchar, and Elliana Hebert contributed to this report.

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