A man cleans up after flood water withdrew from his house in the village of Pechea, Romania, on September 15, 2024. Since Thursday, September 12, 2024, swathes of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia have been hit by high winds and unusually fierce rainfall. The storm had already caused the death of four people in Romania, and thousands have been evacuated from their homes across the continent. (Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP)