David Lammy sounded the alarm over global warming “accelerating towards us” as thousands of people were told to flee to higher ground as devastating floods hit central Europe. The Foreign Secretary vowed to put the “climate and nature emergency at the centre of UK foreign policy”.

The Bela River flows past a church during floods in Mikulovice, Czech Republic, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Residents bucket out water from their garden during floods in Zahorska Bystrica,

A massive flood wave moving across Central Europe threatened new areas after claiming 24 lives, raising concerns among residents and officials and prompting European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen to plan a visit to the region Thursday.

Just a week ago, before deadly floods swept through central Europe, the Czech Republic looked on track to become the first country in the region since COVID-19 to pull its budget deficit firmly below the 3% of GDP cap set by European Union rules.

King Charles expresses his profound shock and sadness after floods across Europe caused by Storm Boris forced thousands to evacuate their homes. Central Europe has been ravaged by floods, brought on by Storm Boris,

Central Europe is experiencing the worst floods in at least two decades, with a trail of destruction from Romania to Poland and and the deaths of at least 23 people so far.

Central Europe began counting the cost of deadly and devastating floods caused by Storm Boris, as the European Union pledged billions of euro in aid to affected countries and northern Italy became the latest area to be inundated by torrential rain.

Storm Boris has claimed at least 23 lives in its path across Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, and Austria.