Scientists attribute the latest extreme weather events to climate change driven by human activity.
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00:00Bad weather conditions have continued to persist across Europe.
00:05On Monday, authorities in Poland got to work as roads and basements were flooded in Zakopane
00:10and nearby towns.
00:12Firefighters were also called to intervene in many places.
00:16The situation left the Zakopane route connecting the capital of the Tatra Mountains with Kharkov
00:22impassable for several hours.
00:26In neighbouring Austria, another thunderstorm with heavy rain hit the municipality of Waldkirchen
00:32near the border with Czech Republic.
00:34It comes after the devastating hailstorm of Sunday afternoon.
00:38A village in the neighbouring municipality was declared a disaster area, while firefighters
00:43and rescuers tried to cover the buildings with tarpaulins.
00:47Meanwhile, thunderstorms left roofs and crops damaged in Slovenia.
00:52Meteorologists say the storms originated in Italy.
00:56Scientists attribute the latest extreme weather events to climate change driven by human activity.