Flooding and landslides caused by extreme weather continue to pummel parts of Europe

Scientists attribute the latest extreme weather events to climate change driven by human activity.

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00:00Bad weather conditions have continued to persist across Europe.

00:05On Monday, authorities in Poland got to work as roads and basements were flooded in Zakopane

00:10and nearby towns.

00:12Firefighters were also called to intervene in many places.

00:16The situation left the Zakopane route connecting the capital of the Tatra Mountains with Kharkov

00:22impassable for several hours.

00:26In neighbouring Austria, another thunderstorm with heavy rain hit the municipality of Waldkirchen

00:32near the border with Czech Republic.

00:34It comes after the devastating hailstorm of Sunday afternoon.

00:38A village in the neighbouring municipality was declared a disaster area, while firefighters

00:43and rescuers tried to cover the buildings with tarpaulins.

00:47Meanwhile, thunderstorms left roofs and crops damaged in Slovenia.

00:52Meteorologists say the storms originated in Italy.

00:56Scientists attribute the latest extreme weather events to climate change driven by human activity.