SLOBOZIA CONACHI, Romania — Four people have died in Romania in floods triggered by Storm Boris, which has brought torrential rains and widespread disruption to central and eastern Europe, rescue services said Saturday.
Since Thursday, swathes of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia have been hit by high winds and unusually fierce rains.'We are again facing the effects of climate change, which are increasingly present on the Europe an continent, with dramatic consequences,' Romania's President Klaus Iohannis said.'We must continue to strengthen our capacity to anticipate extreme weather events.
Emergency services had made nearly 5,000 interventions overnight in the state of Lower Austria, where flooding had trapped many residents in their homes.'Everyone is scared'Neighboring Slovakia has declared a state of emergency in the capital, Bratislava.Meanwhile in Poland, the government warned the situation would be the most difficult in the southwest going into Saturday afternoon and evening.
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