# 2024 floods (2024)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/2024-2024-floods
Location: Southern Poland

Heavy rains from Storm Boris caused severe flooding in Lower Silesia and Opole in September 2024. Towns such as Kłodzko and Nysa were badly damaged. Within the broader Third Republic period: Democratic Poland transformed its economy, joined NATO and the European Union and became one of Europe's leading states, while confronting new security challenges on its eastern border. At this point in the timeline (2024), the governing authority was Andrzej Duda (President of Poland). Two-term president backed by Law and Justice. 2024 floods mattered because it caused great loss of life or destruction and left a deep mark on national memory. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
2024 floods mattered because it caused great loss of life or destruction and left a deep mark on national memory.

Ruler at the time: [Andrzej Duda](https://poland-history.com/rulers/andrzej-duda)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — List of storms named Boris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_storms_named_Boris)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — 2024 floods](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=2024+floods)
- [Wikipedia — History of Poland (1989–present) (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Poland_(1989%E2%80%93present))