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Death toll rises across Central Europe as torrential rain and flooding force mass evacuations

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Up to 10,000 people have been asked to leave their homes for higher ground in Opava , Czech Republic .

Five people have died in Romania , one each in Austria and Poland , authorities say.

The worst “is not behind us yet,” Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala warns.

A low pressure system from northern Italy dumped record rainfall in the region since Thursday .

Scientists have documented Earth ’s hottest summer , breaking a record set just a year ago . A hotter atmosphere, driven by human-caused climate change, can lead to more intense rainfall. Monika Scislowska in Warsaw , Poland , Philipp-Moritz Jenne and Stephanie Liechtenstein in Vienna , and Stephen McGrath in Sibiu , Romania , contributed to this report. Support Provided By: Learn more Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm..

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79

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81

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76

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formal

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English

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52

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short-lived

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