Floods claim more lives as torrential rain pounds central Europe

View of a flooded house as the river Biala Ladecka overflows into Ladek-Zdroj, Klodzko county, Poland September 15, 2024. Agencja Wyborcza.pl/Tomasz Pietrzyk via REUTERS

JESENIK, Czech Republic/WARSAW (Reuters) -The death toll from flooding in central Europe rose to eight on Sunday as thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in the Czech Republic following days of torrential rain that caused rivers to burst their banks in several parts of the region.

A low-pressure system named Boris has triggered downpours from Austria to Romania, leading to some of the worst flooding in nearly three decades in hard-hit areas in the Czech Republic and Poland.