Thousands evacuated in Czech Republic amid severe floods

Thousands of people have been evacuated from in the eastern region of Moravia in the Czech Republic, and more than 260,000 are now without power.

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00:00Storm Boris swept through Central Europe, causing flash floods, deaths and mass evacuations

00:08across the region.

00:11At least one person died in both Poland and Austria and four are reported missing in the

00:15Czech Republic.

00:18In the eastern Czech region of Moravia, thousands were evacuated as the storm brought some of

00:23the heaviest rains seen in years to the region, with more than a quarter of a million households

00:29left without electricity.

00:34In neighbouring Poland, towns were evacuated and emergency services were deployed to fight

00:40the flood.

00:41Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk appealed to those refusing to evacuate amid the storm

00:47and said the state would provide financial help to those affected by the extreme weather.

00:54In Austria, dozens of municipalities were declared disaster zones by authorities as

00:59residents were evacuated.

01:03A civil defence alert was issued and a firefighter died while responding to the flooding.