Erstellt am: 4. 6. 2013 - 15:45 Uhr

Flooding across Europe

Reality Check: Floods, Turkey protests, humanitarian crisis in Qusaid

The situation across Central Europe remains tense, with devastating floods covering large areas of Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland.

EPA/Filip Singer

The statue of Indian spiritual leader, Sri Chinmoy, stands waist deep in water from the rising Vltava river in Prague

Rob Cameron reports from the Czech capital as flood waters continue to rise and threaten the historic city centre in Prague.

Fallout of the floods

Julia Kerschbaumsteiner of Greenpeace explains the wider consequences for the environment of extensive flooding.

Turkey protests escalate further

EPA/Abdelhak Senna

Erdogan says the protesters are "extremists".

Tensions in Turkey continue today as a quarter of a million workers are on a two day strike in support of the anti-government protests over the weekend.

Prime Minister, Tayyip Erdogan, is still insisting the protests are the the work of "extremists", but this is looking harder and harder to justify. While he says this is not a "Turkish Spring", there is no doubt that the intensity of the demonstrations is increasing, and that this series of events is likely to have a lasting impact on Turkey's political landscape.

Analyst Cengiz Gunay gives his assessment of the latest developments.

The situation in Qusair

The International Committee of the Red Cross describes the desperate situation facing civilians in the besieged Syrian town of Qusair.

FM4 Reality Check

Monday to Friday from 12.00 to 14.00, and after the show via Podcast or fm4.orf.at/realitycheck.