Floods wreak havoc in Central Europe

24 July 1998

Floods wreak havoc in Central Europe

LARGE areas of farmland were reported to be under water in Hungary after floods struck Central Europe yesterday.

Up to 100 people are feared dead in one deluged area of Slovakia alone. Four people died in southern Poland and two in the Czech Republic following the downpour.

• The Times 24/07/98 page 13