Severe flooding has also been reported across the Czech Republic, Austria and Romania.

A state of emergency has been declared in the Russian city of Novorossiysk

The area is a busy resort region at the height of the holiday season

Thousands of holiday-makers have been stranded

At least six people are still missing

Rising waters have isolated several towns in northern Austria

In the Czech Republic's southern Bohemia region, rivers burst their banks

Austrian authorities are calling the floods the worst since records began