Satellite imagery released by CSU/CIRA & EUMETSAT shows Storm Boris releasing torrential rain over Europe from1-16.The footage shows heavy rain over northern Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland,

Flooding sparked by Storm Boris in central Europe has burst dams, knocked out power and killed at least 18 people, authorities said on Monday, as more people were evacuated.

Central Europe began counting the cost of deadly and devastating floods caused by Storm Boris, as the European Union pledged billions of euro in aid to affected countries and northern Italy became the latest area to be inundated by torrential rain.