Storm Boris continued to pummel Central and Eastern Europe, causing massive flooding. In Austria, large parts of the eastern region, including Vienna, were affected by the floods, causing public transport restrictions and road closures,

The death toll has risen to 21 in the extreme weather and flooding let loose by Storm Boris in central Europe, authorities said Tuesday after two more victims were reported in Poland and one in Austria.

Italian authorities have evacuated some 1,000 people from homes as the tail end of Storm Boris pummel a northeastern region that was devastated by deadly flooding last year, regional authorities said on Thursday.

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that, as the storm Boris swept across Europe, snow began falling in some regions for the first time this season. The situation is now stabilizing as the system weakens and a high-pressure zone takes hold across the region.

Central Europe faces economic losses exceeding a billion euros due to flooding caused by Storm Boris. Governments and industries are already feeling the strain, with sectors like insurance and manufacturing bearing significant impacts.

The storm has hit the north-east and central regions of Italy, days after causing widespread flooding in central Europe.

Thousands of firefighters in Portugal are battling wildfires as catastrophic central Europe floods are killing residents