Days of devastating flooding in Central Europe have left at least 19 people dead and displaced thousands of others from their homes. The big picture: As Storm Boris moves through the region, it has brought several months' worth or more of rain to Austria,

Floods brought on by days of heavy rainfalls have been ravaging several European countries, with thousands of people being evacuated the the death toll rising.

Experts say the most severe floods to hit Central Europe in at least two decades fit into a broader pattern of extreme weather events.

Soldiers and residents in southwestern Poland are laying sandbags near swollen rivers around the city of Wroclaw to protect homes and businesses after days of flooding across Central Europe.

By Kacper Pempel and Kuba Stezycki WROCLAW, Poland (Reuters) -Volunteers and emergency personnel raced to secure river banks and buildings in Poland and Hungary on Tuesday as flood waters that have wreaked havoc across central Europe began to rise in new areas and the Czech Republic reported another death.