00:00Flooding continues to ravage parts of Europe as storm Baras presses on with its path of
00:08destruction.
00:12Around a thousand people were evacuated across northern Italy after torrential rains and
00:17severe flooding.
00:20Rivers burst with local officials urging people to stay on the upper stories of their homes
00:26or leave them outright.
00:28Hundreds had to find shelter in schools or sports centres.
00:34In the Czech Republic, new areas were threatened as the massive flooding continued moving across
00:39the area.
00:42The Interior Minister said another person was reported killed in the hard-hit north-east,
00:47bringing the death toll there to five.
00:51Helicopters distributed humanitarian aid while soldiers and emergency services participated
00:57in clean-up and recovery efforts.
01:01Residents of the south-western Polish town of Klodzko began cleaning up damage after
01:06a local river rose almost three times above its alarm level.
01:12Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the situation in Klodzko was the most dramatic
01:18in the entire country.
01:22So much was destroyed in the houses of residents in Lower Austria, there is now huge amounts
01:28of garbage.
01:29However, the large waste incineration plant in Dornro was flooded and therefore at a standstill.
01:36Flooding in Central Europe combined with deadly wildfires in Portugal are proof of a climate
01:42breakdown that will become the norm unless drastic action is taken, according to the
01:47EU's head office.
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