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‘Catastrophic’ floods sweep through Central Europe, leaving seven dead and others missing

Countries across Central and Eastern Europe are facing extreme flooding as Storm Boris wreaks havoc across the continent.

A firefighter has died during a flood rescue in Austria and people have drowned in Poland and Romania, while several people are missing in the Czech Republic.

Tens of thousands of people are without power and many people have been evacuated from badly-hit areas to higher ground.

The Austrian province surrounding Vienna has been declared a disaster area, with its leaders speaking of “an unprecedented extreme situation.”

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