As residents of the Polish town of Glucholazy struggled to salvage what they could from their flood-ravaged homes on Wednesday, they praised friends, family and rescue workers for their help, but wondered if authorities could have done more.

A burst water main has flooded part of Swindon town centre.The section of the future Bus Boulevard development and Fleming Way, in Swindon, is underwater. The incident was caused by a failed connection between a new water main and existing infrastructure,

Torrential rains have gone and flooding waters have been receding but residents of a Czech town are no mood to celebrate.

Torrential rains have gone, flooding waters have been receding and the sun was shining again in the Czech town of Bohumin. The house where Kublova’s family lives was inundated as was almost this entire town in the worst flooding in years that spread at a broad swath of Central Europe.

Floodwaters begin to recede in Czech Republic after deadly Central European storm Live from Plav in southwestern Czech Republic, where floodwaters have started to recede. Exceptionally heavy rainfall pounding Central Europe has caused deadly flooding in the region,