This is how the big water flows – TVN24

The crisis headquarters is underway in Wrocław, where the peak wave on the Odra has been flowing since Thursday.

– My quick tour of the Lubuskie and Zachodniopomorskie provinces shows that they are well prepared. Zachodniopomorskie still has time for a possible high wave – said the prime minister Donald Tusk– It would be difficult to assume today that any major, massive events would occur in West Pomerania, which would require the concentration of large forces and resources – he added.

He emphasized that the situation is worse in the Lubuskie province. – There are some places that are definitely more exposed to high water. In Nowa Sól, we saw, as before, a huge commitment of the population. It seems that with this commitment, they have a real chance to avoid some dramatic events. It is certainly still a big effort and a serious matter, but everything indicates that there will be no dramatic events – said the Prime Minister.

Joanna Kopczyńska, president of Polish Waters, said that there have been many reports of damage to the shores following the passage of the wave.

– We have a large breach in Kłaczyn, this is the Nysa Szalona river, this huge breach is 97 meters long – said Kopczyńska and added that the services are trying to secure it.

It is another day of fighting floods in southwestern Poland. According to data presented by representatives of IMGW and Wody Polskie on Friday morning, the flood situation is stabilizing: in Wrocław the water is slowly starting to subside. Small increases are observed below on the Oder, on the border of the Lower Silesian and Lubuskie provinces.

Throughout Poland on Friday afternoon, the water level on the Odra River exceeded the alarm level at almost 40 stations.

During the headquarters meeting on Friday, the director of IMWM, prof. dr hab. Robert Czerniawski, also spoke.

– In Trestno, if we are talking about Wrocław, we have a drop of about 20 centimetres. In Brzeg Dolny we currently have stabilization, it is maintained at a level of about 950 cm, there is no threat there, if nothing unforeseen happens, it will certainly not (water – ed.) over the embankments – he said.

He also said about the situations in the towns: Malczyce – there are “stable state fluctuations”, Scinawa – on Saturday at noon the level is expected to be 660 cm, “if nothing unexpected happens, there will be no risk of water overflowing the embankments”, Glogow – there is a risk of water overflowing the embankment, New Salt -also a “worrying” situation, but not as bad as in Głogów.

– IN Rightists 20-30 cm were missing to overflow (the water – ed.) over the embankments. In Injury the situation is a little better, but the residents are also fighting there – the director of IMGW said. – These all villages between Wrocław and Nowa Sól are in a state of relative danger, especially where the embankments are lower, he added.

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Prof. dr hab. Robert Czerniawski also reported that the Odra wave will miss the waves of the Bóbr and Nysa. – But the threat situation in these locations is not small at all. From Głogów downwards, we have to reckon with a situation of greater or lesser threat – he added.

On Friday, the culminating wave moving down the Odra River will pass through towns located below Wrocław, as Lower Bank in the Lower Silesian province and the Odra cities in the Lubuskie province. In Brzeg Dolny, the action is still underway to prevent possible flooding of the city.

IN Kostrzyn on the Odra (Lubuskie Province) a flood wave is expected in a few days. – All services involved are preparing. Soldiers and firefighters are raising the embankments so that at the peak the water does not spill out of the riverbed – informed Commissioner Grzegorz Jaroszewicz from the Municipal Police Headquarters in Gorzów Wielkopolski. Before 3 p.m. on Friday, the water level was 330 cm. The warning level in that place is 420 cm, and the alarm level – 470 cm.

The coming wave is also being prepared West Pomeranian Voivodeshipwhere it is expected on September 24, i.e. Tuesday. The governor ordered an inventory of the embankments, the assembly of flood barriers has begun in Piasek (Gryfino district), and preparations have also been made for the assembly of barriers in Chlewice (Myślibórz district).

The head of Polish Waters, Joanna Kopczyńska, informed about possible flooding of individual buildings in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. This applies to the following localities: Kaleńsko, Stary Błeszyn, Stare Łysogórki, Siekierki, Stara Rudnica and Stary Kostrzynek.

After the great flood in Poland Losses are being counted.

Head of the Ministry of Infrastructure Darius Klimczak announced on Friday that the losses related to roads are estimated at over PLN 125 million, and those related to railways at over PLN 150 million. Initial estimates of the losses of Wody Polskie are around PLN 1 billion. The minister noted, however, that estimates regarding the funds needed for reconstruction are still being made.

Referring to the destruction caused by the flood, the minister stated that the greatest losses were suffered by infrastructure managed by municipal, district and provincial governments.

Minister of Finance Andrzej Domanski announced on Friday that PLN 2 billion has been secured to help flood victims – applications have already been submitted.

The Minister of Finance also stressed that “a huge injection of cash will be sent to Poland”. – We are talking about an amount here 5 billion eurosi.e. at the current exchange rate PLN 21 billion, which will be transferred in a very flexible way, very easy to spend – he said.

During the meeting of the crisis team, which took place on Friday afternoon in Nowa Sól, the Prime Minister announced that appointed MEP Marcin Kierwiński as the government's plenipotentiary for post-flood reconstruction. He added that Kierwiński agreed to resign from his MEP mandate and join the government. The government also extended the area covered by the state of natural disaster to include additional counties of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship: Bolesławiec, Jawor, Legnica and Złotoryja. The regulation on this matter was published on Friday in the Journal of Laws.

The regulation is another amendment Regulations of the Council of Ministers of 16 September.

Initially, the following counties were covered by the natural disaster status:
in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship – the counties of Dzierżoniów, Kamienna Góra, Karkonosze, Kłodzko, Lubań, Lwówek, Świdnik, Wałbrzych and Ząbkowice as well as the cities with county rights of Wałbrzych and Jelenia Góra;
in the Opole province – Brzesko, Głubczyce, Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Krapkowice, Nysa, Opole and Prudnik poviats;
in the Silesian Voivodeship – the counties of Bielsk, Cieszyn, Pszczyna and Racibórz and the city with county rights of Bielsko-Biała.

On Tuesday, the territory covered by the state of natural disaster was extended to include additional counties in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship – Dzierżoniów, Lubań and Świdnik, and in the Opole Voivodeship – Brzesko, Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Opole and Krapkowice poviats.

In these areas, during the state of natural disaster, restrictions on freedom and human rights and citizens: the obligation to empty or secure residential premises or other rooms; an order to evacuate from specific places, areas and facilities at a specified time; an order or prohibition to stay in specific places and facilities and in specific areas; as well as an order or prohibition of a specific method of movement.