Prague closes Vltava river embankments to public

Due to rising water levels in the Vltava, members of the public are no longer allowed to access the river's embankments in Prague as of 4 pm on Wednesday until further notice. Ferry services across the Vltava have also been suspended and the gates to the Four Seasons Hotel by the river near the Staroměstská tram stop have closed. The gates to the Čertovka canal in Prague's Malá Strana district, which have been closed since Christmas, will continue to be so.

Around 50 places in Czechia were under flood alert on Wednesday morning, with water at dangerously high levels especially in the Elbe and Otava rivers.