This is the shocking moment a dam burst in Poland - flooding a town with torrents of muddy water. Footage shows the floodwater surging into Stronie Slaskie on September 15 following heavy rain from Storm Boris.

Soldiers and residents in southwestern Poland are laying sandbags near swollen rivers around the city of Wroclaw to protect homes and businesses after days of flooding across Central Europe.

Six people have died across Romania, Austria and Poland after a low-pressure system named Boris brought torrential rain and floods to Central Europe. In the Czech Republic, a quarter of a million homes were without power due to high winds and rain. More rain is expected on Sunday and Monday, local time.

By Barbara Erling WROCLAW, Poland (Reuters) -Flood defences in Poland's third-largest city Wroclaw looked to have held firm on Thursday, after the worst floods in at least two decades ravaged central Europe this week.

Poland's third-largest city Wroclaw was bracing for peaking flood waters on Thursday, with early indications its defences were holding firm, after the worst floods in at least two decades ravaged central Europe this week.