Weekend forecast offers no respite from wet weather and flooding

Meteorologists are issuing further storm warnings for the weekend. Forecasters expect from two to four days of heavy rains and hail, accompanied by strong winds, across the entire country, focusing on Bohemia on Saturday and Moravia on Sunday. Intermittent but heavy storms over the last two weeks have caused flash floods around the Czech Republic, particularly in the frequently inundated regions of the south and east of the country. A number of villages have been evacuated due to the floods and there have been at least 14 deaths. The latest victim was the captain of a local fire brigade, who was working on a bridge when it was swept away.