Flood hits Europe

Thousands of people have had to flee their homes as large floods have hit parts of central Europe.

The floods have been caused by heavy rain and caused dangerously high river levels in a number of countries.

At this stage at least seven people are known to have died and eight others are missing.

A state of emergency has been declared in the Czech Republic where 3,000 people have fled their homes to escape the rising water.

Schools in the Czech capital, Prague, have closed and the underground system has been shut. Animals from Prague’s zoo were moved to higher ground as flood waters covered parts of the site.

In Germany, more than 7,000 people have reportedly been moved from their homes in the town of Eilenburg

 

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