Flash floods hit north of country killing at least two

Flash floods hit the north of the country on Thursday night. The body of one man was found five kilometres downstream after he was carried off by a surging river near the city of Liberec. Police announced later that the body of a drowned elderly woman was found in a lake near Železný Brod. Rivers and streams in the area rose by up to two metres following heavy storms. Houses were also flooded near the town of Děčín where a children’s camp also had to be evacuated.