The Wien River overflowed following heavy rain from Storm Boris in Vienna, Austria. Video captured by Manuel Dauer shows the rising waters along the Neue Donau near Copabeach on the afternoon of5. Emergency officials reported that the river's water level in western Vienna surged from 50 centimetres to 2.

The Austrian capital has been inundated by water after days of persistent rain. The water level on the Wien river at the Kennedy Bridge in western Vienna rose from 50 centimetres to 2.26 metres in the course of one day,

In Austria, heavy and prolonged rainfall has caused the failure of two dams, leading to flooding in several towns, reports ORF. The Lower Austria region has been particularly hard-hit by extreme weather conditions.

Deadly floods prompted Austrian political parties to cancel or postpone election events scheduled on Monday in what the conservative chancellor called a "pause" in campaigning, though seasoned observers said there was no such thing.

Austrian police said two more people have died in the floods sweeping parts of the country. A 70-year-old man and an 80-year-old man died in their respective homes in communities in Lower Austria, the authorities said on Monday.