Hundreds evacuated from northern Italy as extreme weather continues to impact Europe

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At least a thousand people were evacuated as flooding hit northern Italian regions. The extreme weather has continued to affect other Central European countries as well, like Poland, Austria and the Czech Republic.

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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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