Parts of Poland were experiencing severe flooding on Sunday following storms and heavy rainfall.

Floodwaters affected roads, bridges, houses and basements.

Hazlach in Silesia was particularly badly hit.

Local mayor Grzegorz Sikorski said that four hours of heavy rain had been enough to damage bridges and cause a landslide.

Firefighters intervened in many places, using their equipment to pump water from flooded houses.

In Biernatki in Poznan County fruit orchards were badly hit by the floods.