At least four people died and thousands of homes were damaged by flooding in eastern Romania on Saturday, officials said, as surging river levels put authorities on alert in much of central and eastern Europe following days of torrential rain.

The death toll from flooding in central Europe rose to eight on Sunday as thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in the Czech Republic following days of torrential rain that caused rivers to burst their banks in several parts of the region.

Four people have died in Romania and hundreds more have been evacuated, officials said, as a storm bearing torrential rain sweeps through the country and parts of eastern and central Europe. Emergency responders found the bodies of three women and one man in eastern counties of Romania,

Heavy rains caused severe flooding in Central Europe, affecting countries like Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, and Romania.