The first instances of looting have been reported in areas affected by flooding in the Czech Republic, Interior Minister Vit Rakušan said on Wednesday after a crisis meeting in Prague. He said that the law prescribes harsher penalties for such acts during disaster situations and warned that burglary carries penalties of up to 15 years in prison

Prague began erecting flood defenses in its historic center as Czech meteorologists issued an expanded warning for extreme rainfall that now includes the capital. This move comes more than 20 years after the city endured catastrophic flooding.

Massive flooding in Central Europe killed five more people in Poland and one in Czech Republic, officials said Monday. The number of flood victims in southwestern Poland rose from one to five after the body of a surgeon returning from hospital duty was found in the town of Nysa,

The Czech Republic is experiencing extreme rainfall and flooding, with potential for unprecedented rain levels over the next four days. Authorities are releasing dam waters to mitigate flooding, and warning of severe impacts,

Emergency responders in the Czech Republic and Poland were grappling with flooding on Saturday while Austria declared some areas disaster zones amid historic rainfall in central Europe and as forecasters warned that worse is ahead.

Another night of torrential rains pounding Central Europe have forced massive evacuations in the hardest hit areas in the Czech Republic, where floods reached extreme levels

Prague is installing flood defences as extreme rainfall warnings are issued across the Czech Republic, including the capital. Heavy rains since Thursday threaten to bring unprecedented floods to the city,

Flooding has been reported in the Czech Republic and neighbouring Poland caused by heavy rainfall overnight. Emergency forces in both countries have been preparing for severe weather since Friday. Heavy rains in the region of the Elbe and Vltava rivers in the Czech Republic caused the water level of the Elbe to rise.