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At least 8 dead, 4 missing as torrential rain and flooding hits Central Europe

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Austria , Czech Republic , Poland and Romania have been hit by severe flooding.

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

Up to 10,000 people in the city of Opava have been asked to leave their homes for higher ground.

In Austria , a firefighter died during a flood rescue, and, in Poland , one person died from drowning.

Helicopters were used to pick up people from roofs in some cases.

In Glucholazy , rising waters overflowed a river embankment and flooded streets and houses.

A threatened bridge in the town collapsed under the flood pressure and a police station building was knocked down.

Submerged cars could be seen in many places in the Kodzko Valley region bordering the Czech Republic .

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85

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84

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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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