Local residents rescue an elderly man (C) from the rising flood waters in the Romanian village of Slobozia Conachi on September 14 2024. AFP

Aerial view of the rising flood waters in the Romanian village of Slobozia Conachi on September 14 2024. AFP

firefighters approach a stranded dog in Cudalbi, Romania, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 after torrential rainstorms left scores of people stranded in flooded areas. AP

People shelter from the rain under umbrellas as they walk across a bridge over the Biala River in Glucholazy, southern Poland, on September 14, 2024. AFP

The Biala river in Glucholazy, southern Poland, is swollen on September 14, 2024, as Central Europe faces heavy rainfall expected to cause floods. Four people have died in Romania in floods triggered by Storm Boris, which has brought torrential rains and widespread disruption to central and eastern Europe, AFP

Pedestrians shelter from the rain under an umbrellas as the Biala River is defended against the floods with sand bags in Glucholazy, southern Poland, on September 14, 2024. AFP

Porubka brook is flooded in a suburb of Ostrava on September 14, 2024 as Central Europe faces heavy rainfall expected to cause floods. Storm Boris has brought high winds and unusually fierce rains to parts of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. AFP

The Bela River flows past a church during floods in Mikulovice, Czech Republic, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. AP

A street light is pictured in a flooded park in Stiefern am Kamp, Austria on September 14, 2024. AFP