The number of deaths from the flooding in the Czech Republic has risen to four, police said on Wednesday. The body of a 70-year-old woman, who had been missing for days, was discovered in the community of Kobylá nad Vidnavkou.

Torrential rains have gone and flooding waters have been receding but residents of a Czech town are no mood to celebrate.

Insurers in the Czech Republic have provided an extremely gloomy initial estimate of the extent of the destruction caused by the current flooding. A spokesman for the national insurance association said on Tuesday that the association expects insured damages of around €670 million ($745 million),