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Further casualties were reported across Central Europe on Monday as severe flooding continued to overwhelm parts of Austria, Poland and the Czech Republic, with more heavy rains on the way. The latest victims included two elderly men who died in their homes in the flood-hit state of Lower Austria, which has been declared a disaster zone by the Austrian government. The flood situation in the eastern region – which surrounds the capital Vienna and borders the Czech Republic – is still serious despite a brief let-up in rain overnight, Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner said on Monday. “It is not over,…

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