In parts of Poland, the Czech Republic and Austria, more people were told to evacuate on Monday due to heavy rain. Seventeen people have already died in severe weather in central and eastern Europe.
On Monday afternoon, the mayor of Nysa, a town of about 40,000 in southern Poland, called on residents to evacuate after a river embankment near the town was damaged.
Since Sunday, water from the river has been flowing into the city, and earlier on Monday a complete evacuation of the local hospital was ordered.
In some parts of Poland, the water level is already falling. However, cities are preparing for the coming high water. This applies to the city of Wroclaw, where 600,000 people live.
The Slovakian capital Bratislava and the Hungarian capital Budapest are also preparing for possible flooding due to the rising Danube.
Dikes and dams damaged in Czech Republic and Austria
In the northeastern Czech city of Ostrava, the Odra River broke through a dike. Part of the city where factories and other businesses were located was flooded. Hundreds of people were evacuated from residential areas.
People are also being evacuated in the Austrian town of Rust im Tullnerfeld, in the state of Lower Austria on the border with the Czech Republic and Slovakia, on Monday evening. A dam near the town is badly damaged and could break.
In other parts of Central Europe, people have begun to clean up after the worst flooding in more than two decades. In the hard-hit border region between the Czech Republic and Poland, several bridges collapsed and scores of homes and cars were damaged. The Polish government announced it had released 1 billion zlotys (234 million euros) to help victims.
