Floods: water levels dropping but more rain forecast

Clean up work is underway in many parts of the Czech Republic following a week of heavy flooding. Water levels in the affected areas are continuing to drop and water management has called off a state of emergency in the last two areas in the Elbe (Labe) River basin. Of the thousands of people who were evacuated, only 200 have yet to receive the green light to return to their homes.

Though it rained around the country on Monday, water levels have not been affected. However, meteorologists expect the rain to continue throughout the first half of this week, enough to cause smaller rivers to swell.