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.

Residents of several areas of Poland and the Czech Republic rushed to evacuate on Monday as others in central Europe began cleaning up after the worst flooding in over two decades left a trail of destruction and a rising number of deaths.

Hungarian farmer Laszlo Batki faced devastating losses after the River Danube flooded his organic farm, following a summer of drought. Despite the extensive damage, Batki sees potential in adapting to the changing climate.