Saturday brought dangerous weather in a part of the country. A strong wind was blowing, which broke the branches of the trees. Firefighters received about 900 applications. Strong gusts pushed water from the Vistula Lagoon into the Elbląg River, causing the phenomenon of back. A flood ambulance was announced in the port.
About 900 entries related to, among others Firefighters received with a strong wind on Saturday to 6pm – the spokesman of the Chief State Fire Service was informed by the Senior Brigadier Karol Kierzkowski. The data shows that the most applications were received in the Mazowieckie Voivodeship – 232, Kuyavian -Pomeranian – 168 and Warmian -Masurian – 156.
IN Warsaw Two people were injured.
Cofka in Żuławy, Ambulance Service in Elbląg
A strong, northern wind pushes into the river Elbląg Water from the Vistula Lagoon, causing a phenomenon called backflower. The warning level is exceeded in Elbląg, the services monitor the situation.
As the spokeswoman of President Elbląg Joanna Urbaniak assured, the services are constantly controlling and monitoring the situation on the Elbląg River. “There is no need to intervene yet,” she added. After 6pm of 590 cm, the warning level of the river has been exceeded and is still growing. Urbaniak said that according to forecasts, this situation is to persist until 1 am. If these forecasts work, the alarm level, which is 610 cm, should not be exceeded. – Even at the alarm level, the water does not pour out of the riverbed yet – added Urbaniak.
According to the fire brigade, the water level indicates 594 cm on the water gauge in front of Elbląg.
The spokesperson of the Warmian-Masurian Voivode reported that at 19.20 by the decision, the director of the Maritime Office in Gdynia Ambulance ambulance was announced in the port of Elbląg.
– It means raising the state of readiness and intensification of monitoring and measuring the water level and dynamics related to its growth – said Szymon Taraszewicz.
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The water state on the Elbląg Riverhydro.imgw.pl
The wind broke branches
From the morning in the central and western part of the province. The Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship was blowing, which in gusts exceeded 80 kilometers per hour. Duty officer of the Provincial Headquarters of the State Fire Service in Olsztyn He informed that because of him firefighters went to 156 interventions, mainly in the Olsztyn, Elbląg, Iława and Braniewski poviats.
The wind broke branches and branches, and those falling damaged several cars. Firefighters were asked to help protect roofs, from which the wind partly broke the sheathing. Nobody in the region was injured because of the weather.
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