Urgent Foreign Office warning for anyone heading to five European hotspots

The UK Foreign Office has issued warnings for anyone considering travel to several parts of Europe as fire and floods cause havoc across the continent.

Storm Boris has brought torrential rainfall to several countries in Central Europe, including Poland, Romania, Austria, the Czech Republic and Hungary.

The heavy rainfall has sparked deadly flooding in the region. causing several deaths, including seven in Romania where waters have receded since the weekend, accoridng to Al Jazeera.

In Poland, six people are dead and five more have died in Austria. Three people have died in the Czech Republic and tens of thousands of Czech and Polish households remained without power or freshwater.

As a result of the devastation, the UK Foreign Office is recommending that anyone who is planning to travel to these regions should check the most up-to-date travel advice before they leave.

“Due to floods in the East of Austria, road closures and disruptions to public transport may occur in affected areas. Travellers have been advised to “Check road traffic information and public transport updates from Austrian railways and Vienna public transport before you travel.”

As well as the flooding, fires have killed at least five people in Portugal.

In an update yesterday the Foreign Office issued this advice: “There are currently a significant number of forest fires burning in several parts of Portugal.

“The Portuguese government has declared a state of Alert until 11:59pm on Thursday 19 September. Access to forests and activities in rural areas may be restricted. Roads may be closed due to smoke and ash.

“The situation is fast-moving and could change rapidly. Keep up-to-date with developments and follow the advice of the Civil Protection Authority.”

More than 5,000 firefighters have been tackling wildfires that Portugal’s Prime Minister has said are “raging across the country”.