DNA analysis confirms identity of second flood victim in Olomouc region

September's floods in the Olomouc region have a second confirmed victim, after DNA analysis determined the identity of a 27-year-old woman whose body was found in Poland, police spokeswoman Ivana Skoupilová informed ČTK today. Together with two other men, the woman was at the time in a vehicle that was swept away by the river Staříč in the village of Lipová-lázně on September 14th. The two men have not yet been found. The region's first victim was a senior citizen from Kobylá nad Vidnavkou in the Jeseník area, who died after the river washed away part of her house. In the whole of Czechia, the number of confirmed victims of the September floods has risen to six.