CNN —At least eight people have died after some of the heaviest rain in years hit central and eastern Europe, causing flooding and widespread disruption.
Rescuers have been working hard to rescue hundreds of people left stranded by heavy rainfall there.
Garages and a house flooded in the town of Kłodzko, in Poland's southwest, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, after days of unusually heavy rain.
Krzysztof Zatycki/APRising water along the Wien River during heavy rain on September 15, 2024, in Vienna, Austria.
Many municipalities in Lower Austria have declared a state of emergency as heavy rainfall continued into Sunday.
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