The fight for the bridge in Głuchołazy, which is one of the critical flood defence points in the Opole province, is ongoing. Rescuers fear that the bridge being torn off by water could cause major damage below the crossing, while also allowing the city to flood.
The services tried to strengthen the structure of the temporary bridge over Biała Głuchołaska in Głuchołazy (Opole Province). Stone cubes have been poured onto the roadway, the weight of which is to weigh down and stabilize the bridgeheads. There is a real risk that the water will damage the bridge and overflow the embankments. Due to the terrain, if this happens, it will only be able to return to its bed after flooding. Bodzanow and Holiday.
Call for evacuation
That's why the mayor Glucholazy Paweł Szymkowicz called on all residents of the threatened areas (living within 200 meters of the river) to evacuate immediately. “When the alarm sirens start to howl, it may be too late,” Szymkowicz said. Rescuers fear that the bridge being torn off by the water could cause major damage below the crossing, while also allowing the city to flood.
Closed bridge
Due to the high water level on the Osobłodze River, another bridge was closed along national road no. 40, connecting Prudnik With Głogówek – informed the GDKKiA duty officer in Opole. The passage over the bridge in Mochów is closed until further notice. The police have designated detours in both directions on provincial roads through Biała – Krapkowice-Głogówek.
6.5 thousand interventions
The fire brigade intervened almost 6.5 thousand times by 10 p.m. The spokesman of the State Fire Service, Senior Brigadier Karol Kierzkowski, reported that on Saturday the largest number of interventions related to removing the effects of precipitation, rain and strong wind took place in the following provinces: Silesia – 2646, Lower Silesia – 2034, Opole – 505, Lesser Poland – 314, Łódź – 182, Greater Poland – 178 and 15 interventions in Mazovia. The number of soldiers ready to help in connection with the flood situation has been increased by 1.5 thousand – to four thousand. About 500 soldiers are already involved in the activities, among others in Głuchołazy and the Kłodzko Valley – the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense announced on Saturday Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz.
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