Flooding in Central Europe leaves five dead in Poland and one in Czech Republic

A destroyed bridge after recent floods in Jesenik, Czech Republic (Petr David Josek/AP)

Massive flooding in Central Europe has killed five people in Poland and one in the Czech Republic, officials said.

The number of flood victims in southwestern Poland rose from one to five after the body of a surgeon returning from hospital duty was found in the town of Nysa, firefighters said.