Exceptionally heavy rainfall has been pounding Central Europe and has prompted deadly flooding in the region, with four new deaths reported in Poland, three in Czech Republic and one in Romania.

By David W Cerny and Marek Strzelecki LIPOVA LAZNE, Czech Republic (Reuters) -One person drowned in southwest Poland and thousands were evacuated across the border in the Czech Republic as heavy rains continued to batter central Europe on Sunday,

A firefighter has died during a flood rescue in Austria, one person has died in Poland and five have died in Romania, police say.

While storm Boris, which brought the enormous rainfall, was caused by the rather unusual collision of polar air and warm, humid air from the unusually hot Mediterranean, the deeper causes lie in the dramatic acceleration of climate change.

A massive flood wave moving across Central Europe is threatening new areas and raising concerns among residents and officials

Soldiers and residents in southwestern Poland are laying sandbags near swollen rivers in the region of Wroclaw as they work to safeguard homes and businesses after days of flooding across Central Euro