Central Europe flood deaths rise as citizens race to build defences
Wroclaw, Poland Reuters Volunteers and emergency personnel raced to secure river banks and buildings in Poland and Hungary on Tuesday as flood waters that have wreaked havoc across central Europe began to rise in new areas and the Czech Republic reported another death. The worst floods to hit central Europe in at least two decades […]
Central European floods leave trail of devastation; new areas to evacuate
Wroclaw, Poland/Ostrava, Czech Republic Reuters Volunteers and emergency workers raced to secure river banks in Poland’s historic city of Wroclaw on Tuesday, as nearby municipalities advised residents to evacuate and authorities across central Europe tallied the cost of floods that have wreaked havoc and killed at least 22 people. The deluge has left a trail […]
Central Europe braces for further flooding “apocalypse” as death toll rises
Jesenik/Litovel, Czech Republic Reuters Residents of several areas of Poland and the Czech Republic rushed to evacuate on Monday as others in central Europe began cleaning up after the worst flooding in over two decades left a trail of destruction and a rising number of deaths. Border areas between the Czech Republic and Poland were […]
Floods claim more lives as torrential rain pounds central Europe
Jesenik, Czech Republic/Warsaw, Poland Reuters The death toll from flooding in central Europe rose to eight on Sunday as thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in the Czech Republic following days of torrential rain that caused rivers to burst their banks in several parts of the region. A low-pressure system named Boris has […]
Floods in Romania kill at least four people as rain batters central Europe
Visnova, Czech Republic Reuters At least four people died and thousands of homes were damaged by flooding in eastern Romania on Saturday, officials said, as surging river levels put authorities on alert in much of central and eastern Europe following days of torrential rain. Tens of thousands of households were left without power in Romania […]
Lights off, heat down: central Europe governments save power to set example
Prague, Czech Republic Reuters Turning off lights, lowering thermostats and installing motion detectors are among the ways central European governments have begun energy saving, as part of efforts to trim costs and avoid shortages in the incoming heating season to address cuts in gas supplies from Russia. Central Europe is vulnerable to the standoff with […]
Stay or return home? Tough choice for Ukrainian refugees as school year starts
Warsaw, Poland Reuters Ukrainian children streamed into new schools across central Europe for the first time on Thursday, staying abroad after others returned home to familiar classrooms and the dangers of war. With many having not attended previously as their parents, after fleeing to central Europe, kept them out of local schools in hopes of […]
Flow of Ukrainian refugees testing limits of central Europe’s capacity
Prague, Czech Republic/Warsaw, Poland Reuters Officials in Central Europe voiced concern on Sunday that they were reaching capacity to comfortably house some of the nearly 3.5 million refugees who have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion and are now camped in temporary accommodation. Most of the Ukrainians have arrived at border points in Poland, Slovakia, Romania […]
“I don’t know what to do”: fleeing Ukrainians start arriving in central Europe
Medyka, Poland/Bucharest, Romania Reuters Thousands of Ukrainians fleeing war with Russia started arriving in neighbouring central European countries on Thursday and the region braced for many more, setting up reception points and sending troops towards the borders to provide assistance. The countries on the European Union’s eastern flank were all once part of the Moscow-led […]
Regret and defiance in Europe’s vaccine-shy east as COVID-19 rages
Riga, Latvia/Sofia, Bulgaria Reuters As Latvia goes into lockdown and hospitals in Bulgaria and Romania buckle under a COVID-19 surge while Poland sells surplus vaccine doses, many central and eastern Europeans are torn between defiance and regret over not getting inoculated. The region has the European Union’s lowest vaccination rates, an unwelcome distinction in which […]