Already 20 people have died in dramatic floods in Central Europe. The flooding is the result of an unfavorable atmospheric pattern—a Genoa low—that caused several days of heavy rainfall in the mountainous areas of the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Austria, Germany, and Romania. As a result, more cities are now underwater, and the damages amount to billions of euros.
Many cities are still waiting for the peak wave, such as Wrocław in Poland, while others fear a second wave.
Nysa in Poland is still fighting to protect its flood embankment, which is the last hope to prevent the city from being completely flooded. People, along with emergency services, are reinforcing the embankments with sandbags. Water is being continuously released to lower the water level in the Nysa Kłodzka River as quickly as possible.
As of 00:20, the water level in the Oder River in Opole was 654 cm, in Brzeg 651 cm, and in Oława 629 cm. The reservoir in Racibórz has been working since Sunday, aiming to reduce the flood wave coming from Ostrava in the Czech Republic towards Wrocław.
Shortly after midnight, a decision was made to evacuate the entire town of Lewin Brzeski, located on the Nysa Kłodzka River, after the embankments overflowed and water started flooding the town. The river level near the town reached over 780 cm. Evacuations were also ordered in nearby villages.
