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The flooding has swamped parts of the four countries as a low-pressure system crossing the region has unleashed record-high rains for days.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk criticized the reluctance of GOP politicians to provide aid to Ukraine in a social media post last week.
The governments of Poland, France and Germany are vowing to make Europe a security and defense power with a greater ability to back Ukraine.
Lawmaker Grzegorz Braun called the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah "satanic" after he blasted the menorah and filled the area with white mist and powder.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk declared a win after exit poll shows ruling conservatives lose majority.
Poland is holding an election Sunday that many view as its most important one since the 1989 vote that toppled communism.
Polish citizens voiced their anger at officials they say have eroded democratic norms and created fears that the nation is going down the path to autocracy.
At first the tremors were thought to have been caused by earthquakes, but on Monday researchers said they were caused by pressure waves from "an unknown source."
The heir to the throne met with British and Polish troops in Rzeszow, a city that has become a hub for shipments of military and humanitarian aid bound for Ukraine.
Justyna Wydrzyska, whose case has been closely followed by human rights groups, has been sentenced her to eight months of community service.