Floods in Central Europe have killed 24 people.
7 people died in Poland, 7 in Romania, 5 in Austria and 5 in the Czech Republic.
This was reported by the Reuters agency.
Consequences of floods in Central Europe
According to Reuters, the damage caused by the floods amounts to billions of dollars.
Thus, the head of the Czech Ministry of Finance, Zbyněk Stanjura, announced the allocation of 30 billion crowns (1.3 billion dollars, or 0.38% of the country's gross domestic product) from the budget to eliminate the consequences of the flood this year and 10 billion crowns next year.
Hungary is currently suffering from rising water levels in the Danube. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said the water level in Budapest would peak on Saturday, but would be below the record high set in 2013.
In Austria, Lower Austria was hit the hardest: according to the Red Cross, almost 2,000 people were forced to leave their homes.
Many residents of the region are forced to rebuild their homes for the third time in 20 years.
Austrian Prime Minister Karl Nehammer announced the allocation of 1 billion euros in aid after the floods, noting that the exact extent of the damage is still unknown.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said massive flooding could soon become the norm in central Europe as temperatures in Europe warm much faster than the rest of the world.
The IFRC added that thousands of the organization's volunteers work around the clock in Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Romania and Moldova.
