Storms cause minor floods in Pardubice region

Parts of the region of Pardubice, in eastern Bohemia, were struck by local floods at the weekend as torrential rain in the area washed out roads and inundated cellars. Firemen were called out primarily in the areas of Ústí nad orlici, Svitavy and Chrudim to clear mud from motorways and pump water out of the basements of homes and industrial buildings. Problems with mud also occupied firemen in the region of Hradec Králové.