Heavy rains have caused flooding in the east of the Czech Republic, the emergency services reported on Monday.

There were more than 300 callouts in Zlín, an industrial city some 250 kilometres south-east of Prague near the border with Slovakia, with pumps being used to drain cellars and ground floors and fallen trees cleared from roads, they said.

In the village of Sazovice to the west of Zlín, the water rose to up to 1 metre on the streets. A dozen people had to be taken to safety from their homes.

In Racková, a village to the north of Zlín, more than 40 buildings were flooded, including the municipal offices and the school.

Streams in the areas turned into rivers. Damage was put at millions of euros.



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