00:00Heavy rainfall in parts of the Czech Republic on Saturday has led to severe flooding, evacuations
00:07and power outages.
00:09The northern and northeastern regions were hardest by the deluge, with 51,000 households
00:14losing power.
00:16Residents of towns near the Czech-Polish border were evacuated as rivers exceeded alert levels.
00:22Authorities and residents were gearing up for more rain on Sunday as forecasters warned
00:28that some areas could receive over a third of their average annual rainfall.
00:32Environment Minister Petr Hladik urged people in the worst-hit areas to prepare to leave
00:37their homes.
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