Storms and Floods

Landslides and flooding across Central Europe

Homes were evacuated across southern Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland as rivers reach dangerous levels following days of heavy rain. The Czech capital Prague is on high alert as a swell of floodwater moves in from the south. Both Germany and Austria are deploying their armies to help emergency services.

Flooding and landslides in Austria have claimed the life of at least one person and left two missing. Upper Austria, Tyrol and Styria province in Austria were hardest hit by the floods.

Parts of the old town of Passau in Bavaria are under water. Bavaria's flood alert service warns that the forecast of continuing heavy rain is likely to worsen the flooding affecting the Danube and the Inn, among other rivers in the area. The German cities of Passau and Rosenheim have declared a state of emergency.

Bavaria is not the only German state to be affected; towns and cities in Saxony, Thuringia and Baden-Wuerttemberg are also inundated. The German army is to be deployed in Bavaria, Saxony and Thuringia to support the flood-affected areas.

Severe Storms Move Across USA

Heavy rain, thunderstorms, high winds and hail moved through sections of the Northeast on Sunday afternoon, knocking out power to more than 40,000 in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Flights were delayed in New York City and a tornado touched down in South Carolina as the East Coast weathered the remnants of violent storms that claimed 13 lives in Oklahoma.

Mississippi River floods Grafton

Waters rose Sunday along the Mississippi River north of St. Louis, sending high water into some small towns that had just begun to dry out from the floods of just a few weeks ago.