Czech Republic: Severe Rainfall Causes Major Flooding, Leaves Thousands Without Power

Severe rainfall hit Czech Republic on Saturday, September 14 causing major flooding in various areas. Swollen rivers and damage such as downed trees were reported. According to reports, the downpour also left more than 250,000 households without power, and 4 people were swept away by waters.

Jan Scotka

Jan Scotka

Jan Scotka (CZE) is seen during the Euro Hockey Challenge friendly game Czechia vs Austria, on April 24, 2021, in Jindrichuv Hradec, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

Peter Schneider, Vojtech Budik, Alexander Rauchenwald, Simon Stransky

Peter Schneider, Vojtech Budik, Alexander Rauchenwald, Simon Stransky

L-R Peter Schneider (AUT), Vojtech Budik (CZE), Alexander Rauchenwald (AUT) and Simon Stransky (CZE) in action during the Euro Hockey Challenge friendly game Czechia vs Austria, on April 24, 2021, in Jindrichuv Hradec, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

Austrian players celebrate a goal

Austrian players celebrate a goal

Austrian players celebrate a goal during the Euro Hockey Challenge friendly game Czechia vs Austria, on April 24, 2021, in Jindrichuv Hradec, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

Jakub Pour, Jakub Flek

Jakub Pour, Jakub Flek

L-R Jakub Pour and Jakub Flek (both CZE) are seen during the Euro Hockey Challenge friendly game Czechia vs Austria, on April 24, 2021, in Jindrichuv Hradec, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

Peter Schneider, Benjamin Nissner, Petr Kodytek

Peter Schneider, Benjamin Nissner, Petr Kodytek

L-R Peter Schneider, Benjamin Nissner (both AUT) and Petr Kodytek (CZE) are seen during the Euro Hockey Challenge friendly game Czechia vs Austria, on April 24, 2021, in Jindrichuv Hradec, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

Milan Kloucek, Patrick Spannring, Daniel Gazda

Milan Kloucek, Patrick Spannring, Daniel Gazda

L-R Milan Kloucek (CZE), Patrick Spannring (AUT) and Daniel Gazda (CZE) in action during the Euro Hockey Challenge friendly game Czechia vs Austria, on April 24, 2021, in Jindrichuv Hradec, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

Roger Bader

Roger Bader

Austrian head coach Roger Bader watches the Euro Hockey Challenge friendly game Czechia vs Austria, on April 24, 2021, in Jindrichuv Hradec, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

Filip Pesan

Filip Pesan

Czech head coach Filip Pesan in action during the Euro Hockey Challenge friendly game Czechia vs Austria, on April 24, 2021, in Jindrichuv Hradec, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

Erik Kirchschlager, Alexander Schmidt, Marek Zachar

Erik Kirchschlager, Alexander Schmidt, Marek Zachar

L-R Erik Kirchschlager, Alexander Schmidt (both AUT) and Marek Zachar (CZE) in action during the Euro Hockey Challenge friendly game Czechia vs Austria, on April 24, 2021, in Jindrichuv Hradec, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

Filip Pesan

Filip Pesan

Czech head coach Filip Pesan in action during the Euro Hockey Challenge friendly game Czechia vs Austria, on April 24, 2021, in Jindrichuv Hradec, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

Stationery, Hradec Kralove, reopening, shopping, shop

Stationery, Hradec Kralove, reopening, shopping, shop

Shops with child clothing and shoes, stationer痴 (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

Stationery, Hradec Kralove, reopening, shopping

Stationery, Hradec Kralove, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes, stationer痴 (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

Stationery, Hradec Kralove, reopening, shopping

Stationery, Hradec Kralove, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes, stationer痴 (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

Stationery, Hradec Kralove, reopening, shopping

Stationery, Hradec Kralove, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes, stationer痴 (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), stationer痴, cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), stationer痴, cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), stationer痴, cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), stationer痴, cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), stationer痴, cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), stationer痴, cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), stationer痴, cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), stationer痴, cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), stationer痴, cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes, reopening, shopping

Shops with child clothing and shoes (pictured shop in Hradec Kralove), stationer痴, cleaner痴, laundries, locksmith痴 and shops selling spare parts for motor vehicles and machines reopen in Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

Duck Farm PERENA, hit by bird flu

Duck Farm PERENA, hit by bird flu

Company Perena's two duck farms located 15 kilometers apart in the Hradec Kralove Region, Czech Republic have been hit by bird flu, which is the first time commercial farms have been afflicted by the infection, March 19, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

Duck Farm PERENA, hit by bird flu

Duck Farm PERENA, hit by bird flu

Company Perena's two duck farms located 15 kilometers apart in the Hradec Kralove Region, Czech Republic have been hit by bird flu, which is the first time commercial farms have been afflicted by the infection, March 19, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

Duck Farm PERENA, hit by bird flu

Duck Farm PERENA, hit by bird flu

Company Perena's two duck farms located 15 kilometers apart in the Hradec Kralove Region, Czech Republic have been hit by bird flu, which is the first time commercial farms have been afflicted by the infection, March 19, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

Duck Farm PERENA, hit by bird flu

Duck Farm PERENA, hit by bird flu

Company Perena's two duck farms located 15 kilometers apart in the Hradec Kralove Region, Czech Republic have been hit by bird flu, which is the first time commercial farms have been afflicted by the infection, March 19, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

Duck Farm PERENA, hit by bird flu

Duck Farm PERENA, hit by bird flu

Company Perena's two duck farms located 15 kilometers apart in the Hradec Kralove Region, Czech Republic have been hit by bird flu, which is the first time commercial farms have been afflicted by the infection, March 19, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

Hradec Kralove City Hall raises Tibetan flag

Hradec Kralove City Hall raises Tibetan flag

Hradec Kralove City Hall raises Tibetan flag and joins nationwide event Flag for Tibet in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, March 10, 2021. Flag for Tibet nationwide event within which municipalities, schools and individuals can hang Tibetan flag in support of the region to protest against political, religious and cultural oppression. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

Hradec Kralove City Hall raises Tibetan flag

Hradec Kralove City Hall raises Tibetan flag

Hradec Kralove City Hall raises Tibetan flag and joins nationwide event Flag for Tibet in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, March 10, 2021. Flag for Tibet nationwide event within which municipalities, schools and individuals can hang Tibetan flag in support of the region to protest against political, religious and cultural oppression. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

Hradec Kralove City Hall raises Tibetan flag

Hradec Kralove City Hall raises Tibetan flag

Hradec Kralove City Hall raises Tibetan flag and joins nationwide event Flag for Tibet in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, March 10, 2021. Flag for Tibet nationwide event within which municipalities, schools and individuals can hang Tibetan flag in support of the region to protest against political, religious and cultural oppression. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

Hradec Kralove City Hall raises Tibetan flag

Hradec Kralove City Hall raises Tibetan flag

Hradec Kralove City Hall raises Tibetan flag and joins nationwide event Flag for Tibet in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, March 10, 2021. Flag for Tibet nationwide event within which municipalities, schools and individuals can hang Tibetan flag in support of the region to protest against political, religious and cultural oppression. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

Hradec Kralove City Hall raises Tibetan flag

Hradec Kralove City Hall raises Tibetan flag

Hradec Kralove City Hall raises Tibetan flag and joins nationwide event Flag for Tibet in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, March 10, 2021. Flag for Tibet nationwide event within which municipalities, schools and individuals can hang Tibetan flag in support of the region to protest against political, religious and cultural oppression. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

Hradec Kralove City Hall raises Tibetan flag

Hradec Kralove City Hall raises Tibetan flag

Hradec Kralove City Hall raises Tibetan flag and joins nationwide event Flag for Tibet in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, March 10, 2021. Flag for Tibet nationwide event within which municipalities, schools and individuals can hang Tibetan flag in support of the region to protest against political, religious and cultural oppression. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

A man waits to receive a vaccine against the covid-19 in the Vaccination center at the University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, March 9, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

People wait to receive a vaccine against the covid-19 in the Vaccination center at the University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, March 9, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

A health worker takes the temperature reading of a woman before she enters the Vaccination center at the University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, March 9, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

An elderly woman receives a vaccine against COVID-19 in the Vaccination center at the University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, March 9, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

A health worker prepares a vaccine against COVID-19 in the Vaccination center at the University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, March 9, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

People wait to receive a vaccine against the covid-19 in the Vaccination center at the University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, March 9, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

A woman receives a vaccine against COVID-19 in the Vaccination center at the University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, March 9, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

A man receives a vaccine against COVID-19 in the Vaccination center at the University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, March 9, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

A health worker prepares a vaccine against COVID-19 in the Vaccination center at the University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, March 9, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

People wait to receive a vaccine against the covid-19 in the Vaccination center at the University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, March 9, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

The Vaccination center at the University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, March 9, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

An elderly woman waits to receive a vaccine against the covid-19 in the Vaccination center at the University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, March 9, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

vaccination center in Hradec Kralove, vaccine, covid-19, coronavirus

A health worker prepares a vaccine against COVID-19 in the Vaccination center at the University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, March 9, 2021. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

PREMYSL RABAS, IGOR CESAR, photo of Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis)

PREMYSL RABAS, IGOR CESAR, photo of Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis)

Zoo Dvur Kralove has sent four black rhinos back to their homeland in Africa in Rwanda. Rwandaｴs Ambassador to Czech Republic Igor Cesar (right) and Director of Hradec Kralove zoo Premysl Rabas speak with journalists during the press conference in zoo Dvur Kralove in Czech Republic, June 20, 2019. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)