Floods in central Europe threaten new areas
Flood-hit central Europe will get billions in EU aid, von der Leyen promises
The European Union will make billions of euros available to help central Europe recover from severe floods, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday, as she pledged support for regions that have been devastated by the deluge.
Flood-hit regions in Central Europe will get billions in EU aid
A massive floodwave moving across Central Europe is threatening new areas and raising concerns among residents and leaders.
Orbán: ‘If we wait for EU flood aid, we’ll be up to our necks in water’
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is skeptical that his country will receive timely help from the EU following widespread flooding across central Europe this week. “With all due respect, if we waited for Brussels to bail us out, we’d be up to our necks in water,” the prime minister said at his government’s Thursday morning press conference.
Deadly floods add to fiscal strains in central Europe
Just a week ago, before deadly floods swept through central Europe, the Czech Republic looked on track to become the first country in the region since COVID-19 to pull its budget deficit firmly below the 3% of GDP cap set by European Union rules.
EU chief visits flood-stricken region in Europe and pledges billions in swift aid
A massive flood wave has been moving across Central Europe and threatening new areas. Heavy rains also caused flooding and evacuation of some 1,000 people in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. In Central Europe, the receding waters revealed the ...
EU chief pledges billions in swift aid to flood-hit Central Europe
Central European countries that have suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing during a massive flooding that has so far claimed 24 lives
Central Europe flood deaths rise as citizens race to build defences
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.
Flood-hit regions in Central Europe to get billions in EU aid
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen has pledged billions of euros in aid for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing during the massive flooding that has claimed 24 lives so far in the region.
Central Europe flooding death toll rises to at least 23
The death toll from the severe flooding in Central Europe has risen to at least 23, according to the latest tally after another victim was confirmed. In the Czech Republic, a fifth death was announced by Interior Minister Vit Rakušan on Thursday.
Central Europe races against time as flood zones move
By Kacper Pempel WROCLAW, Poland (Reuters) -Volunteers and emergency personnel worked through the night to fortify the Polish city of Wroclaw against approaching flood waters, while Hungary opened a dam as the prime minister warned a "crucial period" was approaching.
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Prague on High Flood Alert as Central Europe Faces Torrential Rain
Prague on High Flood Alert as Central Europe Faces Torrential Rain By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) - Prague was putting up flood defences in the city's historic centre on Friday after Czech ...
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Flood-hit nations seek EU aid as Storm Boris devastates central Europe
The leaders of four countries hit by Storm Boris will meet Thursday in Poland with European Commission president Ursula von ...
Poland's third-largest city looks to have withstood flood wave
By Barbara Erling WROCLAW, Poland (Reuters) -Flood defences in Poland's third-largest city Wroclaw looked to have held firm ...
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Poland: Rising rivers threaten southern Poland, floodwaters recede elsewhere
Bieruń-Lędziny County, Poland - [Note: no sound] Soldiers and volunteers in southwestern Poland have placed sandbags near ...
Watch view of Oder River in Poland as deadly flooding causes devastation across Europe
Watch a view of the scene at the swollen Oder River in Wroclaw on Thursday 19 September as severe flooding causes devastation ...
King expresses shock and sadness at ‘catastrophic’ floods in central Europe
King expresses shock and sadness at ‘catastrophic’ floods in central Europe - Charles said he and the Queen send their ...