“The Czech Republic has confirmed the first death as a result of catastrophic floods that began after extreme downpours in a number of Central European countries. Seven missing persons reports were also registered from different regions.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
The Czech Republic has confirmed the first death as a result of catastrophic floods that began after extreme downpours in a number of Central European countries. Seven missing persons reports were also registered from different regions.
Source: “European truth” with reference to Novinky
Details: In an interview on September 16, the police confirmed that one person drowned in the Krasovka River in the area of the city of Bruntal in the northeast.
Of those who went missing, three were driving a car that ended up in a stream in the Lipova-Lazne district.
Rescuers released a video of the rescue of three children aged 10-15 in the northeastern city of Broumov who were swept away by water and were waiting for help while holding on to tree branches.
Ask yourself, what can you do to help us in these challenging days? Bejte our instructions a neriskujite. Today we had to save several people. In Broumov, there were three minors who got into the river and held on only to the branches of the tree, while two were in the care of @zzskhk. pic.twitter.com/cq8BfnuSYv
— HZS Královéhradeckého kraje (@hzskhk) September 15, 2024
Rescue workers show footage of aid to residents of many settlements in the affected regions.
We have difficult days behind us and more are waiting for us. From Friday the 13th to Sunday the 15th of September, units in the @hkregion participated in about 1,200 events. In one weekend, we managed a week of what we did last year. During the night, the situation in terms of intervention activity was relatively calm. pic.twitter.com/WSR3b2AIJ0
— HZS Královéhradeckého kraje (@hzskhk) September 16, 2024
On Monday, the evacuation of residents of the Przyvoz district of the city of Ostrava was announced, evacuation is also allowed in the city of Krnov.
The Polish part of Silesia also suffers from large-scale floods, two deaths are already known in Poland.
Also in Poland, a photo of the consequences of the destruction caused by the flood, which flooded the Lower Silesian town of Löndek-Zdrój near the border with the Czech Republic, was published.