2024 Central European floods

2024 Central European floods
Flooded Iron Bridge in the town of Kłodzko, Poland on 15 September 2024
Meteorological history
Duration14–21 September 2024 (7 days)
Overall effects
Fatalities27[a]
Missing9[b]
Damage>€2 billion[6]
Areas affectedAustria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Moldova, Romania, Slovakia

The 2024 Central European floods were a series of floods caused by a record heavy rainfall generated by Storm Boris, an extremely humid Genoa low. The flooding began in Austria and the Czech Republic, then spread to Poland, Romania and Slovakia, and then onwards to Germany and Hungary. As of 28 September 2024, 27 fatalities have been reported.

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  2. ^ David Cerny, Radovan Stoklasa, Janis Laizans (17 September 2024). "Central Europe braces for further flooding 'apocalypse' as death toll rises". Reuters. Archived from the original on 26 September 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Kein Dauerregen mehr: Zumindest Wetterlage soll sich entspannen" (in German). Österreichischer Rundfunk. 16 September 2024. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Rakušan: Povodně již mají pět potvrzených obětí" (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
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  6. ^ "European Floods Threaten Insurers with Worst Losses in Decades". 21 September 2024. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.


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