(ANSA-AFP) - WARSAW, SEP 18 - European Commission president
Ursula von der Leyen will on Thursday meet leaders of several
flood-hit nations in the Polish city of Wroclaw, Poland's
government said Wednesday. High winds and unusually heavy
rainfall have hit swathes of Austria, the Czech Republic,
Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia since last week. At least
22 people have died because of the extreme weather and flooding
let loose by Storm Boris in central Europe. "Von der Leyen will
visit Wroclaw on September 19," the Polish government's press
office said on Wednesday. It added that she would hold talks in
the western city with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer, Czech
Prime Minister Petr Fiala, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. Brussels said Wednesday the
visit was at the invitation of Tusk. (ANSA-AFP).
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