Floods in Europe: new victims

At least 35 people became victims of floods in Central and Eastern Europe. Most of the dead fall on the share of Romania, where, according to BBC, the total number of victims in the country reached 31. More than 2000 houses were flooded.

The strongest rain, floods and landslides continue in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Moldova, Bulgaria. Water and mud streams fill streets, houses, highways and railways. Rains in the Alps do not stop, where many resorts were cut off from the outside world. There is a mass evacuation using helicopters. Thousands of tourists have been evacuated from the Alpine Resort Garmish-Parthenkirhen in Bavaria. Railway and automobile communication was broken.

The historical center of the city is flooded in Bern.

In Bulgaria, over the past three months, at least 20 people have died from floods and 14,000 were left without shelter.

Meanwhile, forest fires are raging in Spain and Portugal due to record drought. In Portugal, it is not possible to eliminate 11 foci of fire. The country's authorities turned to partners in the European Union for help - special aircraft and helicopters are involved in extinguishing. According to preliminary data, 17 people became victims of forest fires this year, about 3,000 were evacuated. A total of 105 people were detained on charges.