Around 1,000 homes flooded in Poland

River levels in some regions of south-eastern Poland rose today after days of rain, flooding around 1,000 homes and making some roads impassable.

Firefighters were trying to secure the banks of the Wisloka River near Mielec, a town close to the Ukrainian border, after more than 100 homes were flooded, the PAP news agency reported, citing local official Zenon Kaminski.