Meteorologists raise flood alerts across the country

Heavy rainfall affected nearly all of Czechia, with up to 59 liters per square meter recorded in the Jeseniky Mountains in northern Moravia over the past 24 hours. At the moment, about twenty locations report flood alerts, mostly at the first level of flood warning. With more rain expected through the weekend, there are official warnings that flooding could reach levels similar to those in 1997 or 2002.