Despite the flood disaster in the east of the country, two days of elections for the Senate and regional assemblies began in the Czech Republic on Friday. New assemblies are being elected in 13 regions,

The elections take place as the country was recovering from massive floods that hit Central Europe in recent days. The floods claimed at least 24 lives in the region, five of them in the Czech Republic.

Elections in the Czech Republic will take place as scheduled later this week despite the flood disaster unfolding in parts of the country, the government said on Tuesday. Representatives will be elected on Friday and Saturday to the assemblies of the country's 13 regions,

By Albin Sybera Czechia braces for regional and Senate elections this weekend on September 20-21 just as the water levels from the huge floods which hit the wider Central European region are receding.