Weather office issues flood alerts for Liberec and Ústí regions

The Czech weather office has issued flood warnings for the northern regions of Liberec and Ústí following heavy rainfall over the weekend. The regions were worst hit during severe floods at the start of August. The highest, third category, flood level has been reached at one point with many rivers in the regions at the second level of flood risk. In the south of the country at Moravský Krumlov the river there is also only one level below posing an extreme threat of flooding. The hydrometeorological institute says flood warnings should remain in place until Wednesday when water levels are expected to subside.