Brest bomb squads and demolition works

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In the Kłodzka Basin in Lower Silesia, soldiers from the Task Force of Engineering Forces from the Bank are dismantling buildings that suffered from the flood of 2024. It is about 4 objects – a pre-war single-family home and economical buildings. The work will take 3 weeks. So far, the engineering troops have dismantled 42 buildings destroyed by the element.

The current demolitions began on 12 January at the request of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. A ten-member group of bomb squads works in Krosnowiec in the municipality of Kłodzko. They will then decision to Oldrzychowice Kłodzki. – Now we are stripping a single-family home from the 1930s. The building is unfit. The flood broke its structure. Soldiers lead from dawn to evening. Conditions are difficult, which slows down work. There are inactive very low temperatures in the Kłodzka Basin, and ice is besides involved. We estimation that all demolitions of all buildings presently planned to be demolished will take 3 weeks – says Colonel Krzysztof Jaroszek, commander of the 1st Bomb Squadron and Task Force of Engineering Forces in the Bank, liable for demolition activities and reconstruction of destroyed infrastructure.

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On site there is simply a caterpillar excavator, a bulldozer-loader, a digger-loader; soldiers besides export debris to places indicated by the municipality. erstwhile he's out, they're gonna take care of the clearing and leveling. They will then be demolished by the demolition of 3 farm buildings. – A powerful flood wave, especially after the dam broke in Stroni Śląski, destroyed supporting walls, damaged ceilings, carried boulders, fragments of trees, etc. All of this devastated buildings along the way, especially erstwhile it comes to older buildings. Before the war, part of the building was clinker brick. This 1 is tougher and more resistant, but a large part is simple brick buildings, and even clay. specified structures rapidly yielded to a strong flood wave, adds Colonel Jaroshek.

The demolition of houses destroyed by floods began already in December 2024. Recently, bomb squads from the Bank carried out work last September. Although nearly a year and a half have passed since the flood, there are inactive facilities that request to be removed due to the fact that their continued usage is life and health-threatening. The owners of houses and farm buildings do not cover any cost of demolition work, but they can only start erstwhile they themselves agree to it. "It happens frequently that people, despite the decision to ban the usage of buildings threatening to collapse, hold demolition. They find it hard to part with their own homes. They hope that they can reconstruct these houses, but the costs are usually huge, so they yet agree to demolition. Only their consent and the application to the municipality trigger the full procedure – said Colonel Jaroszek.

Soldiers from the Task Force of the Engineering Army will spend 3 weeks in the Kłodzka Basin. They are accommodated in rooms with a local tourist base. The municipality pays for their stay.

To date, bomb squads from Brzeg have demolished 42 buildings destroyed by flooding in Lower Silesia (including 37 residential ones) in the municipalities of: Strocie Śląskie, Kłodzko and Lądek-Zdrój. They are besides waiting for work on the reconstruction of the pedestrian footbridge on the Bebr river in Lviv Śląski. They should start in the spring.

Marcin Moneta
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