At least 7 dead as heaviest rain in decades hits parts of Europe [Video]

At least seven people have died after some of the heaviest rain in years hit central and eastern Europe, causing flooding and widespread disruption.Related video above: Intense flooding in New Orleans swallows truck; Man rescued on cameraA slow-moving low pressure system dubbed Storm Boris dumped a month’s worth of rain onto several of Europe’s historic capitals, including Vienna, Bratislava and Prague. The heavy rainfall continued to pummel the region into Sunday.One person died by drowning in Klodzko County, southwest Poland, Sunday, and in Austria, a firefighter died in action, the fire department told CNN.In Romania, a fifth person was also confirmed to have died due to flooding on Sunday, CNN affiliate Antena 3 reported.Rescuers have been working hard to rescue hundreds of people left stranded by heavy rainfall there. “The effects were most critical in seven localities,” Romania’s Interior Minister Cătălin Predoiu told Antena 3. Although teams managed to save …