Europe now! Tsunami hit Austria, Poland and Czech, everything destroyed! flood

Disasters in Europe, Sept 15, 2024..  Incredible amounts of rain, in some cases four  times higher than the average for the whole of   September, have led to an extremely dangerous  flood situation in eastern Austria. The entire   state of Lower Austria was declared  a disaster area on Sunday morning,   and in Vienna the situation was  particularly precarious along the   Vienna River and the Danube Canal, but  also along the Liesingbach, for example. After a briefing in Tulln. Several residents  had to be rescued from their homes. Numerous   streets were closed. The fire service was  in constant operation. "Unfortunately,   we cannot give the all-clear," further  heavy rainfall was forecast. Firefighters   and special equipment were requested from  the federal states of Styria, Carinthia,   Upper Austria and Burgenland, and an assistance  mission from the Federal Army was initiated.   The Federal Army has around 1,000 men available,  according to the Lower Austrian Military Command. Civil defense alarms have been triggered  in several communities. In addition,   people should keep themselves informed about  the situation. Deputy Governor said early in   the morning that a further 60 liters of rain  per square meter are expected in the next   few hours and that there will be further  flooding across the country. On Sunday,   the Ottenstein reservoir will reach its storage  capacity. This will lead to a further rise in   water levels on the Kamp, and evacuations have  taken place or are underway. It is possible that   the flood protection measures will not be  sufficient in some places if the value of a   100-year flood is exceeded. Because the storm  situation has worsened in the past few hours,   the State Crisis and Disaster  Management met again at 2 p.m. In Lower Austria, for example, one can assume  that the situation will continue to escalate,   he said. "There are major pressure points here,  where we are battling against the water masses and   also against the storm." Meteorologists' forecasts  indicate that the situation will not ease until   the middle of the week. Nehammer thanked the  emergency services, the volunteers and also   the federal army and the police for their efforts.  The cooperation between the federal states is also   working very well. It is now also important  to repair the damage as quickly as possible,   the Chancellor stressed. This also applies to the  power supply, where outages are still occurring. 1,160 fire brigades with 20,000 members were  deployed in Lower Austria. "We currently have   2,000 missions on the waiting list, and the  number is growing by the minute," stressed   state fire brigade commander. The priority is to  save people." So far, 1,100 buildings have been   evacuated, it was reported this morning. Small  bodies of water have become raging torrents. In   St. Pölten, Europaplatz was flooded, and dams  broke in several districts. In the district of   St. Pölten, several bodies of water overflowed  their banks. "The fire brigades are primarily   concerned with rescuing people from buildings  or vehicles," including boats and dinghies,   the district command said. There were also  power outages. Residents were trapped in   several houses. In Markersdorf, four  people were rescued from a building. A low-pressure system named Boris has triggered  days of downpours and rivers have burst their   banks from Poland to Romania. More rain and strong  winds are forecast until at least Monday. Some   parts of the Czech Republic and Poland faced  the worst flooding in almost three decades,   as towns evacuated thousands of residents.  A quarter of a million Czech homes were   without power. authorities declared the  province which surrounds the capital,   Vienna, a disaster area. A bridge collapsed in the  historic Polish town of Glucholazy near the Czech   border. Local media said a house was swept  away and a bridge collapsed in the mountain   town of Stronie Slaskie, where a dam burst,  according to the Polish weather institute. Residents footage showed flood waters gushing  through Lipova-lazne and neighbouring Jesenik,   damaging some houses and carrying debris.  Lipova-lazne resident Pavel Bily told news   the floods were even worse than those  seen in 1997. "My house is under water,   and I don't know if I will  even return to it," he said.  Police and fire services used a helicopter to  evacuate people stranded in the district. Overall,   more than 10,000 people had been evacuated in the  country, the head of the fire service told Czech   television. Just across the border in Poland, in  Klodzko county, which Prime Minister Donald Tusk   said was the worst-hit area of the country  after meeting officials in the main town.  Klodzko town was partly under water as the  local river surpassed record levels recorded   in 1997. Officials in nearby Glucholazy ordered  evacuations early on Sunday although efforts   to protect the town's infrastructure  failed to prevent the bridge collapse.  In the Hungarian capital, Budapest, officials  raised forecasts for the river Danube to rise   in the second half of this week to more  than 8.5 metres (27.9 feet), nearing   a record of 8.91 metres (29.2 feet) in 2013.  "According to forecasts, one of the biggest   floods of the past years is approaching Budapest  but we are prepared to tackle it," mayor said.