Czech Minister of Agriculture Marek Vyborny informed on his profile on the X website that the flow of water from retention reservoirs throughout the country has been increased. Water is constantly being released from the reservoir on the Vltava River. 80 cubic meters of water per second.
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Czechs empty tanks
With increasing rainfall in the river basin area Morawa the amount of water being drained is constantly increasing. Similar activities are also being carried out on reservoirs on The Elbe and the river Ohrza.
Authorities Liberec Region recommended negotiations with the owners of the ponds there about the possibility of releasing water from these facilities as well. Outdoor events there were canceled until the end of the weekend.
History is about to repeat itself
As reported by the Minister of Environment Petr Hladík, within the next 4-5 days The Czechs may face a repeat of 1997 and 2002In the late 1990s, an extremely heavy flood wave swept through Moravia, and in 2002 the country's capital, Prague, was partially flooded.
It is possible that now the great flood will again affect a large part of CzechThe Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI) warns that although precipitation will begin on Thursday, the heaviest downpours will come on Saturday.
Minister Hladík recommended residents staying in the areas covered by the alerts preparing an evacuation bag. In addition, he advises moving valuables and valuable items to higher floors of the house and placing sandbags in front of buildings.
Czech weather forecasters have issued extreme weather warnings precipitation throughout the country. The only exceptions are Karlovy Vary and part of the Ústí region in the northwest. In all other patios Czech The next few days will be extremely rainy.
This could be the flood of the century
The biggest ulew experts expect it to rain in the north-east and north until Sunday evening. The total rainfall for the next four days will be od 150 do 250 mm. The worst situation is forecasted, however, in the Jeseníky mountain range in the eastern Sudetes.
As reported by the website ct24.ceskatelevize.cz it is possible that the flood of the century may occur in Jeseníky and by the end of the week the total rainfall in this area will reach up to 400 mmDuring the disastrous flood of 1997, up to 480 mm of rain was recorded in this area over three days.
Source: CT24.ceskatelevize.cz, chmi.cz
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