By Leon Aris in Berlin Storm Boris has unleashed an unprecedented amount of rain on Central Europe in just 24 hours The death toll in the second day of carnage caused by Storm Boris had climbed to 17 victims from Romania and Poland as of September 16,

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

Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region sees three rivers overflow after Boris wreaks havoc across Central and Eastern Europe.

Italian authorities have evacuated some 1,000 people from homes as the tail end of Storm Boris pummel a northeastern region that was devastated by deadly flooding last year, regional authorities said on Thursday.

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.

The death toll has risen to 21 in the extreme weather and flooding let loose by Storm Boris in central Europe, authorities said Tuesday after two more victims were reported in Poland and one in Austria.

The storm has hit the north-east and central regions of Italy, days after causing widespread flooding in central Europe.

Authorities are working to secure riverbanks in Poland and Hungary as Storm Boris wreaks havoc in Europe. More than 20 people have died from the weather system and thousands of others have been evacuated from their homes in what is being described as the worst storm to batter the continent in two decades.

Thousands of firefighters in Portugal are battling wildfires as catastrophic central Europe floods are killing residents