Thousands of Czechs are forced to spend the night away from home after being evacuated due to rising water levels. Steady rain that started on Friday morning has caused extensive flooding across the Czech Republic. The situation is particularly bad in the northeastern regions of the country where thousands have been evacuated as rivers have risen to 50-year highs. Four people are reported missing. Dozens of thousands of firefighters, police and soldiers have been deployed to help battle the floods. The rain is expected to last until Monday. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES