CZECH veterinarians started culling several thousand turkeys at a farm yesterday after tests confirmed the country’s first outbreak of a deadly form of bird flu in poultry.

Czech cities struggled with floods today as rivers swollen with rain and melting snow remained high, flooding parts of several towns throughout the country.

Prague braced for flooding today and 10,000 people were evacuated from their homes in a south-eastern town as rivers, swollen by rain and melting snow, rose to dangerous levels.