King Charles expresses his profound shock and sadness after floods across Europe caused by Storm Boris forced thousands to evacuate their homes. Central Europe has been ravaged by floods, brought on by Storm Boris, that have caused billions of dollars of damage and killed at least 24 people.

Storm Boris' passage through northern Italy has caused severe flooding in Emilia-Romagna region, with more than 1,000 people evacuated overnight. The entire region, where the regional and civil protection alert has been elevated from orange to red,

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