Flooding in Europe: Poland and the Czech Republic have cancelled trains to Ukraine

Poland and the Czech Republic have cancelled trains to Ukraine. At the moment, two trains that were supposed to leave Prague late at night yesterday - to Chop and to Peremyshl - are still in the Czech Republic. About it reports "Ukrzaliznytsia".

In UZ noted that they remain in touch with carriers of both countries and are ready to help with flexible organisation of connections for Ukrainian passengers. At the moment, both trains from Prague - to Chop and to Peremyshl - are still in the Czech Republic.

These passengers without a chance to catch their connecting Ukrainian flights, - stated in the message.

The department stressed that they are ready to accept passengers with tickets for today's trains on any flight of a similar direction in the next 24 hours on any free seats without exchange of tickets.

As for passengers from Ukraine, going to their connection in the Prague direction, we advise you to contact your Czech or Polish railway operator and clarify the schedule of the next flights. There is a high probability that passengers should plan an overnight stay in the city of connection," the Ukrainian railway noted.

Note, in the countries of Central Europe began large-scale flooding, caused by heavy rains, which are in recent days. Four people died in Romania as a result of the natural disaster, floods have already started in Poland, they are also expected in the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany.

In Romania, where downpours began earlier, five people were victims of flooding, four of them residents of Galati county, which is in the south-east of the country.

Polish Interior Minister Tomasz Semoniak said the small towns of Morów and Glucholazy, near the Czech border, were at risk.

In the Czech Republic, the towns' embankments have been closed since Friday evening, 13 September. There may also be a decision to stop shipping.

In Austria, 10 to 20 cm of rain is expected to fall in many regions of the country in the coming days. Heavy rain is also expected in neighbouring Bavaria.

Researchers from Imperial College London said the catastrophic rains hitting central Europe are a direct result of climate change. They said a warmer atmosphere, warmed by fossil fuel emissions, could trap more moisture, leading to increased downpours.

At the same time, Ukrainian forecaster Natalia Didenko predicted for 15 September for the western part of Ukraine rains, and sometimes heavy, but not as much "as in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Austria".