Strong floods in Poland -Thousands of houses submerged under water, people are evacuated

Flooding affected the historic Polish town of Głuchołazy on Sunday after heavy rains over large swathes of Europe.

Rising waters overflowed a river embankment and flooded streets and houses in the town.

The town's mayor, Paweł Szymkowicz, appealed to residents to evacuate to higher ground.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Sunday one person was presumed dead in floods in the southwest.

Tusk said the situation was “dramatic” around the town of Klodzko, with some 25,000 residents, located in a valley in the Sudetes mountains near the border with the Czech Republic.

Energy supplies and communications were cut off in some flooded areas and regions may resort to using the satellite-based Starlink service, Tusk said.