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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Heather Stewart

Thursday briefing: How central Europe is recovering from days of historic floods

Floods caused by heavy rains brought by Storm Boris have caused deaths across central and eastern Europe since 13 September.
Floods caused by heavy rains brought by Storm Boris have caused deaths across central and eastern Europe since 13 September. Photograph: Martin Divíšek/EPA

Good morning. Many thousands of people across central Europe are still trying to piece their sodden homes and lives back together, after Storm Boris brought an unprecedented four-day deluge earlier this month.

The waters may have retreated, but the floods exposed once again the severe costs of global heating. The growing prevalence of extreme weather events is bringing the price of the climate emergency right to our doorsteps – or in the case of the latest floods, surging right over them and into our homes.

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