– In the province Moravian-Silesian One third of all expected precipitation has fallen, and another two thirds are still expected to fall, said Environment Minister Petr Hladik.
That is why in the country Moravian-Silesian a state of emergency should be introduced.
– The situation is particularly dangerous in the regions of the towns Karnow and Opava – added Hladik. He called for an evacuation most at-risk residents.
Czech Republic. Flood threat status. “The situation is serious”
Provided for by the Czech crisis legislation State of emergency gives local authorities the ability to, among other things, restrict people’s movement within a given area, prohibit entry to specific locations, and order a forced evacuation.
A state of emergency in the region may be introduced local crisis centers.The situation in other regions is also serious. The highest alert levels are in the whole country. 44 locations on approximately 30 rivers, streams and ponds.
Brno. River levels are rising. Hospital evacuated
In Brno in southern Moravia, everyone was evacuated 170 patients of the “Brothers of Mercy” hospital. They were sent to other facilities in the city and region.
The hospital is located in the southern, most endangered part of Brnobut the direct reason is not the threat associated with rising water levels in the Svratka River, but the bursting of the sewage system and the rising level of underground water, which threaten the hospital's electrical system and therefore life-saving and life-support equipment.
In another region Czechin the located in the Krkonoše resort of Špindlerův Mlýn the mayor of the city called everyone who was there guests to leave. There is a risk that the water flowing there The Elbe will overflow its bedand the road leading to the center of the Czech Republic will be difficult to drive.
River has already exceeded the alarm levelsis at a dangerous level and its water level is rising.