Floods threaten Central Europe.(Xinhua)

    PRAGUE, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Floods are threatening much of Central Europe, displacing hundreds of people across the region, with many more on standby for evacuation as the river levels continued to rise on Saturday.

    The floods on Saturday claimed a fifth victim in the Czech Republic and neighboring Slovakia, after a 55-year-old homeless man was discovered dead near the eastern Czech town of Zabreh.

    By Saturday night, emergency situations had been declared in half of the Czech republic's 14 regions. The Czech meteorological office extended its nationwide warning until Monday evening, saying all areas of the country were in danger.

    About 1,800 people in the most-threatened parts of the historic city of Olomouc were advised to leave home short after midnight.

    In another flood-threatened town of Melnik, local authorities said 2,000 people might have to be evacuated.

    In Germany, about 300 people were evacuated from their homes inSaxony's main city Dresden on Friday night as the rising Elbe threatened to flood the historic center.

    In Hungary, floods have disrupted road and rail services in several parts of the country, authorities said on Saturday. Enditem