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Bracing for more floodwaters in East and Central Europe

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Alex Footman
September 17, 2024

Following days of torrential rain from Storm Boris many parts of Europa are bracing for still more floodwaters. Exceptionally heavy rainfall caused at least 17 deaths across Poland, Austria, Romania and the Czech Republic as well as Southern Germany.

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