Eastern Germany is bracing for floods as the catastrophic rains hitting its Central European neighbours threaten to spill over the German border. Authorities in the state of Saxony said on Sunday that the level of the Elbe river in Schöna,

A massive flood wave moving across Central Europe is threatening new areas and raising concerns among residents and officials.

Based on estimates from local officials, the damage to infrastructure could reach a combined $10 billion in these two countries alone. Poland's finance minister said the $5.6 billion allotted from EU funds would cover some, but not all of the costs to recover from the floods.