The death toll from severe flooding in central and eastern Europe continued to rise on Monday, with more heavy rains on the way. More than a dozen casualties have now been confirmed across Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania due to the floods that began inundating the region over the weekend, with the toll of at least 17 expected to continue rising. In large parts of the extensive disaster zone, kilometres of land remain submerged, with roads and field flooded, basements and houses filling with water and dams and dykes overwhelmed. In Poland, authorities said on Monday afternoon th…