Overall Orange alert Flood
in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Romania, Slovakia

Event summary

This flood can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1102899
Glide number: FL-2024-000169-AUT
Death: 13
Displaced: 7042
Countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Romania, Slovakia
From - To 12 Sep - 18 Sep

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Flood in Poland - Copernicus EMS activationSun, 15 Sep 2024 02:30

[EMSR756] Flood in South West Poland
Flood in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Romania, Slovakia - Copernicus EMS activationSun, 15 Sep 2024 14:23

[EMSR756] Flood in South West Poland
Flood in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Romania, Slovakia - EC/ECHO daily mapMon, 16 Sep 2024 19:38

A new EC/ECHO daily map is now available
Flood in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Romania, Slovakia - Copernicus EMS activationTue, 17 Sep 2024 01:10

[EMSR756] Flood in South West Poland
Flood in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Romania, Slovakia - Copernicus EMS activationMon, 16 Sep 2024 21:01

[EMSR756] Flood in South West Poland
Flood in Romania - Copernicus EMS activationSat, 14 Sep 2024 23:05

[EMSR758] Flood in Galati and Vaslui counties, Romania
Central-Eastern Europe - Severe weather and floods, update (ECHO 22 Sep 2024)Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:33

  • Heavy rain and strong winds have been affecting central and eastern Europe, particularly Romania, Poland, Austria, Czechia, and Slovakia, causing floods and river overflow, resulting in casualties and damage. As of 17 September, media report 21 fatalities, including seven in Romania, six in Poland, five in Austria and three in Czechia, and at least eight missing people in Czechia.
  • In Romania, more than 15,000 people and 5,000 houses have been affected by floods.
    In Lower Austria, at least 2,220 people have been displaced due to the overflow of several rivers and also due to broken dykes, transportation disruptions are still recorded.
  • In Poland, as of 16 September, IFRC reports  2,500 displaced people and 8,000 affected people, media report a dam breach in Stronie Slaskie town, in Klodzo County, a collapsed reservoir in Topola in Kazimierza county, a destroyed bridge in Glucholazy in Nysa County, south-western Poland.
  • In Czechia, 15,000 people have been evacuated from the affected area, and more than 12,600 people have been affected by the floods.
  • Slovakia declared a state of emergency in several areas, Poland declared a state of natural disaster, Lower Austria declared a disaster zone.
  • The Copernicus Emergency Management Service (, , , , ) was activated in rapid mapping mode to provide damage assessment across Romania, Austria, Slovakia, Germany and Poland, two maps have been produced so far. On 17 September more rainfall is expected over Czechia, drier conditions are forecast on 18 September.
Flood in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Romania, Slovakia - Copernicus EMS activationWed, 18 Sep 2024 00:50

[EMSR756] Flood in South West Poland
Central-Eastern Europe - Severe weather and floods, update (ECHO 23 Sep 2024)Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:04

  • Heavy rain and strong winds affected central and eastern Europe, particularly Romania, Poland, Austria, Czechia, and Slovakia, causing floods and river overflow, resulting in casualties and damage. 
  • As of 18 September, COGIC and media report 22 fatalities, including seven un Poland, seven in Romania, five in Austria and three in Czechia, and at least eight missing people in Czechia.
  • Water levels of the Oder River in Poland and Czechia, and the Danube River in Slovakia and Hungary continue to rise.
  • Slovakia and Moravia region in Czechia declared a state of emergency in several areas, Lower Austria declared a disaster zone.
  • On 17 of September, Czechia requested assistance from the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) in the form of dehumidifiers, Slovenia offered 260 items. The Copernicus Emergency Management Service (, , , , ) was activated in rapid mapping mode across the affected countries five maps have been produced so far.
  • On 18-19 September, drier conditions are expected over the affected countries, with the exception of eastern and southern Austria.
Flood in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Romania, Slovakia - EC/ECHO daily mapWed, 18 Sep 2024 17:04

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Flood in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Romania, Slovakia - Copernicus EMS activationThu, 19 Sep 2024 01:35

[EMSR756] Flood in South West Poland
Flood in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Romania, Slovakia - Copernicus EMS activationFri, 20 Sep 2024 15:55

[EMSR756] Flood in South West Poland
Flood in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Romania, Slovakia - EC/ECHO daily mapFri, 20 Sep 2024 18:55

A new EC/ECHO daily map is now available
Flood in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Romania, Slovakia - Copernicus EMS activationSat, 21 Sep 2024 17:45

[EMSR756] Flood in South West Poland
Flood in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Romania, Slovakia - Copernicus EMS activationSun, 22 Sep 2024 01:15

[EMSR756] Flood in South West Poland
Central and eastern Europe - Floods and severe weather, update (ECHO 28 Sep 2024)Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:07

  • Heavy rainfall affected central and eastern Europe over 11-19 September, causing floods and rivers overflow, that resulted in casualties and widespread damage. The most affected areas are eastern Romania, southern Poland, eastern Austria, eastern Czechia, western Slovakia and northern Italy.
  • DG ECHO and national authorities report, as of 20 September in the afternoon (UTC), nearly 25,000 displaced people in Czechia, Poland, Austria and Italy and a total of around 373,000 affected people in Czechia, Romania and Poland.
  • Following Czechia’s request for assistance from the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM), Slovenia, Belgium, Germany, Croatia and Austria offered 1,190 dehumidifiers. Following Poland’s request for assistance from the UCPM, Sweden offered water treatment items and dehumidifiers, and Lithuania offered boots.
  • The Copernicus Emergency Management Service was activated nine times in rapid mapping over 13-22 September (EMSR 755, 756, 757, 758, 759, 761, 762, 763, 764) across Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Austria and Italy to provide the damage assessment.
  • On 23-25 September, more rainfall is forecast over central and northern Italy, eastern France, the whole Switzerland, southern Germany, Slovenia, Austria, Czechia and western Poland.
Flood in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Romania, Slovakia - Copernicus EMS activationMon, 23 Sep 2024 20:41

[EMSR756] Flood in South West Poland
Flood in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Romania, Slovakia - Copernicus EMS activationTue, 24 Sep 2024 23:00

[EMSR756] Flood in South West Poland
Flood in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Romania, Slovakia - Copernicus EMS activationWed, 25 Sep 2024 21:10

[EMSR756] Flood in South West Poland
Flood in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Romania, Slovakia - EC/ECHO daily mapFri, 27 Sep 2024 17:33

A new EC/ECHO daily map is now available
Storm Boris, Czech Republic, September 2024Heavy rainfall brought by Storm Boris caused flash flooding and rivers to overflow in areas of Czech Republic in September 2024. Strong winds also caused damage. The Fire and Rescue Department (HZSCR) carried out thousands of interventions. Approximately 260,000 households were without electricity due to adverse weather conditions, as of 15 September. As of 15 September, fire departments reported thousands of people evacuated across several locations in Olomouc and Moravian-Silesian Regions. Police assisted with evacuations in Zlín Region. Police reported at least 4 people missing in 2 separate incidents across the country as of 15 September.Sun 15 Sep 2024FloodList provided by Copernicus GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Hungary Danube waters reach decade high after Storm Boris 9/22/2024 6:29:00 AM.

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Three new sites recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage.. 9/22/2024 3:32:00 AM.

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Hungary Danube waters reach decade high after Storm Boris 9/22/2024 2:46:00 AM.

BUDAPEST: The Danube peaked at a 10-year high in a heavily fortified Budapest on Saturday with the water reaching the steps of parliament after deadly Storm Boris lashed Europe. Torrential rains and strong winds have led to widespread flood
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EU: Flood-stricken European countries are to receive 10 billion euros .. 9/22/2024 1:26:00 AM.

The sum corresponds to over NOK 115 billion. Von der Leyen announced the support during a visit to Wroclaw, Poland, on Thursday. – It was heartbreaking to see the devastation, said the head of the European Commission about the consequences
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),