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Storm Boris, which swept through Central and Eastern Europe in mid-September along with exceptional rainfall, caused 24 deaths and tens of thousands of casualties in Poland, Romania, Austria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and northern Italy (the region of Emilia-Romagna, which also suffered the same phenomenon last year). The toll may rise in the coming days.
The European Commission has announced 10 billion euro in Cohesion Funds for the countries affected by the floods.
Scientists have classified Boris as an extreme climatic event, exacerbated by global warming. "The entire area above Central Europe, both the oceans and the land masses, are now two to three degrees warmer compared to pre-industrial times due to man-made intervention, through the emission of greenhouse gases that affect the climate", explains Marc Olefs, head of climate research at Geosphere Austria.
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