Rail tracks are flooded in Ostrava, North Moravia, 100 km north of Brno, Czech Republic, on September 16, 2024. The death toll has risen to 11 in the powerful storm that unleashed flooding in eastern and central Europe, authorities said on September 16, 2024 after additional victims were reported in Austria and the Czech Republic. Since September 12, 2024, swathes of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia have been hit by high winds and unusually heavy rainfall. (Photo by Radek Mica / AFP)