Polish city urged to evacuate as floods batter central Europe | BBC News

The mayor of a Polish city has asked all 44,000 residents to evacuate, as widespread flooding continues to batter central Europe.

Nysa mayor Kordian Kolbiarz asked people to head for higher ground, citing the risk of an embankment breaching and releasing a cascade of water into the town from a nearby lake.

The death toll from the floods that hit over the weekend rose to at least 16 on Monday, with seven confirmed fatalities in Romania. Casualties were also recorded in Austria, the Czech Republic and Poland.




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[lubomirabartikova]

I am confused, I could not understand anything the Dr. was saying. Floodings caused so much damage and what is worse lives lost. Greetings from Slovakia and stay safe.

[Greenpoloboy]

Hope everyone gets to safety and the death toll doesnt rise

[ninidan]

May GOD help Europe, I pray for Europe I promise cos I like Europe very much since childhood, and I care for the people, they are kind and pure...always wishing a safe life for everyone. Love from Ethiopia ❤❤❤

[Anirossa]

He is failing to dumb it down enough for people to understand what he is saying

[yelenam.]

Let the Lord save everybody! Condolences from Ukraine😢😢😢

[andrewjones-productions]

Dr. Gianluca Pescaroli most likely had something insightful and important to share with us. Like most, I struggled to understand him. In the first place, I suggest that he invests in a better microphone so that we can hear him better. In the second place, he should speak more slowly and in the third place, he needs to break down his information into digestible chunks. He clearly has an excellent command of the English language, therefore all three suggestions are easily achievable. As for we viewers, turning on the automatic captions will likely help and I'm going to watch again doing exactly that. It is a two way street after all.

Edit: The captions helped. Nevertheless, he is speaking as if addressing a symposium of experts. He needs to speak more in layman's terms and cut out the jargon.

[petrsson]

Nobody has no clue what that "expert" is talking about...😂😂😂

[Dotsknots]

Yeah i thought people were being insensitive, but that guy isn't speaking English.

[mikolajwojnicki]

Speaking in abstract terms only makes sense when talking with other experts on the topic. This professor has been spending too much of his time at the university.

[vilgevorcblack]

Finally people say it the proper way ❤ central Europe ❤❤❤

[IzabelaLisko]

May GOD help Europe, I pray for Europe I promise cos I like Europe very much since childhood

[jasonparker]

I've been sick for three days from the wildfire smoke in California. These climate disasters are devastating.

[Aiworld]

Translation of that last guy:

He is saying floods are becoming the norm in certain countries. There is a common point figure and basically cause and effect for countries and the world economies.

2nd half: We need to have technology that can predict floods better 😅

[TerryCompton-dlwr]

My Thoughts are with the People Of Europe 😊😊

[ourfamily]

The Dr. only talks about alert systems, but the devastation caused by floods will still happen.

[limolnar]

The professor is right: people need to move.

[MikTara]

What was that guy talking about?
Whose arse they pull these "experts" from?

[teinspringz]

Resumption of international trade, production and tourism post covid has ensured we are reaching and surpassing the tipping point. Well done humanity.

[wildandbarefoot]

...and now the weather with Bill and Ben...

[stuarthys]

To the bbc, I believe it’s called Czechia these days, Czech Republic was the old name.