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.

According to the Polish Institute of Meteorology and Water Management - high water alert levels have been exceeded on rivers in as many as 85 places throughout the country.

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.

As flooding began to recede elsewhere in Central Europe, swollen rivers still threaten the southern region of Poland. Seven deaths are reported in Poland as of writing. This video shows the flooding situation in Wroclaw.