King Charles expresses his profound shock and sadness after floods across Europe caused by Storm Boris forced thousands to evacuate their homes. Central Europe has been ravaged by floods, brought on by Storm Boris, that have caused billions of dollars of damage and killed at least 24 people.

Central Europe began counting the cost of deadly and devastating floods caused by Storm Boris, as the European Union pledged billions of euro in aid to affected countries and northern Italy became the latest area to be inundated by torrential rain.

The death toll in the extreme weather and flooding let loose by Storm Boris in central Europe has risen to 22, authorities said on Tuesday, after three more victims were reported in Poland and one in Austria.

Satellite imagery released by CSU/CIRA & EUMETSAT shows Storm Boris releasing torrential rain over Europe from1-16.The footage shows heavy rain over northern Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland,

Slovakia, Hungary and Croatia are on high alert for a risk of flooding as water levels are rising. Local media reports that Italy is now also on high alert, especially in the Emilia-Romagna, Marche, and Lazio regions.

Central Europe faces economic losses exceeding a billion euros due to flooding caused by Storm Boris. Governments and industries are already feeling the strain, with sectors like insurance and manufacturing bearing significant impacts.

Two people are missing and some 1,000 people have been evacuated from their homes after heavy flooding and landslides hit the northeastern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. The mayor of the city of Ravenna described the situation as a "full emergency".

Storm Boris has claimed at least 23 lives in its path across Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, and Austria.