Thousands flee homes as floods wreak havoc across Central Europe

Rivers swollen by downpours flooded parts of Central Europe on Sunday, resulting in the deaths of two people in Austria and Poland, forcing thousands to flee their homes, and wreaking havoc on electricity and transport infrastructure. In Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed the country's first death due to the high waters as he attended an emergency briefing in the small town of Kłodzko, not far from the Czech border. Tusk called the situation in south-western Poland "dramatic" and urged