Poles clean up following major flooding

Poland (AP)

Poles, Czechs and Germans are struggling to clean up homes and towns badly damaged by weekend flooding as waters begin to recede.

The worst-hit town in floods that killed at least 11 is the Polish town of Bogatynia, on the border with the Czech Republic. The all-news station TVN24 aired images showing the town strewn with rubble and broken roads. Many homes suffered massive damage, including a half-timbered house so destabilised by the swollen ground that it sank in on one side. A bridge in the town was also badly damaged, prompting soldiers to set up a temporary crossing to get food and other supplies in.