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The 2024 Central European floods were a series of floods caused by a record heavy rainfall generated by Storm Boris, an extremely humid Genoa low. The flooding began in Austria and the Czech Republic, then spread to Poland, Romania and Slovakia, and then onwards to Germany and Hungary. As of 28 September 2024, 27 fatalities have been reported.
A slow-moving low pressure system dubbed Storm Boris dumped months’ worth of rain onto several of Europe’s historic capitals, including Vienna, Bratislava and Prague, over just a few days.
Due to Storm Atena, four mountaineers lost their lives during a climb on Mont Blanc. The victims, two Italians and two South Koreans, were all found frozen to death. [58] [59] Due to Storm Boris, on 17 September 2024, flooding occurred in Pescara. [60] Important floods also occurred in Marche region. [61]
Storm Boris (2024) caused significant flooding and fatalities across parts of Europe. Other storms named Boris include seven tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean: Hurricane Boris (1984) – a Category 1 hurricane with no impacts on land that lasted from May 28 to June 18, a total of 21 days, one of the longest lasting hurricanes on ...
At least 17 people have been killed in some of the worst floods to hit central Europe in decades as Storm Boris sweeps through the region, dumping well over a month’s worth of rain.
Storm Boris seen from Italy across the Adriatic Sea. Storm Boris was named on 11 September 2024, by the Italian Servizio Meteorologico. [11] It was also named Anett on the same day by Free University of Berlin. [19] The storm system caused disruption with heavy rainfall and gusty winds, soon after Storm Atena, which came through a few days prior.
Floods in China caused a loss of $15.6bn and claimed 315 lives. Storm Boris and flooding in Spain and Germany combined for at least $14bn in damage and 258 fatalities.
The storm further strengthened into a severe tropical storm on the same day, and eventually made landfall in Ofunato. Shortly after, Typhoon Ampil and Tropical Storms Son-Tinh and Wukong formed; Ampil became a very strong typhoon, brushing the city of Tokyo and eastern Japan.