The Polish Army will establish a Task Engineering Group in Wrocław, which will aid fight the flood. Meanwhile, behind residents of Lower Silesia and Opole hard night. large water approaches the next towns. Over 750 soldiers have fought the flood in fresh hours, who have evacuated 1,500 people.
A full of 4,6,000 soldiers were assigned by the commander of territorial defence troops to fight the flood. Among these forces were 8 engineering task forces. Each has 400 military units and more than 100 equipment available. These include floating PTS transporters and bomb boats. Engineering groups supply direct support to 4 military task groups of WOT. They consist of a full of about 500 territorials from the Małopolska, Silesian, Wielkopolska and Lower Silesian brigades. And that's not over. According to the Ministry of Defence, there are 1,700 soldiers standing by. If necessary, ground and peculiar troops will be deployed to the designated area within 12, and WOT within six hours. Today, 5 additional helicopters will besides be included. Previously, the army had sent 12 machines to aid the floods. And there are helicopters coming from the Czech Republic. Yesterday, the General Staff there agreed to delegate 3 Mi-17 helicopters, which have been stationed in Powidz. present 1 of them will be reviewed to Wrocław.
True, last night, due to weather conditions, helicopters did not emergence into the air, but the military had their hands full anyway. Soldiers were present in respective twelve towns, primarily in Lower Silesia and Opole. They were active in strengthening shafts, securing buildings, filling bags with sand. They were besides active in the evacuation of the population. This was the case, for example, in the Site of Silesia or Vilnius. Previously, WOT soldiers helped save patients at hazard of flooding the infirmary in Kłodzek. “Over the past 24 hours, 2,600 people were evacuated”, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on the X portal. 1,500 of them were transported to safety last night. In the following hours, evacuations will continue. Therefore, the Ministry of Defence and its departments urge residents to strictly follow uniformed orders and not refuse specified assistance. – Military police will be active in police prevention. Soldiers and officers will jointly safe and defend the possessions of people who have been forced to leave their homes – the head of the MON assured this morning.
At night, 756 soldiers were straight active in the fight against the flood. Uniforms from subsequent units were directed to the affected areas – for example the 6th Airborne Brigade and the 11th Lubuskie Division of Armored Cavalry. Subdivisions 10 of the Opole Logistics Brigade prepared tents and sanitary facilities for them. The military is besides preparing to distribute food to victims. The improvement of field feeding points for hot meals is being considered. They would start September 18 if the provincials reported specified demand. I'm certain the military will be distributing drinking water. Today, the Lower Silesian Voivodeship is to find the areas to which tankers should reach.
However, although the precipitation slows down, the flood hazard does not pass. large water reaches the next towns. At night, it began to pour through shafts in Vilnius and Lviv Silesia. The flood alarm was announced by the Opole authorities. Tension besides grows in Wrocław. – The scenarios prepared by hydrologists and inactive in force yesterday proved underestimated. Rainfalls in Polish and Czech mountains and harm to the barrier in Stroń caused more water to arrive in Wrocław in a fewer days than was estimated yesterday – declared Jacek Sutryk, president of Wrocław.
In turn, in the towns that were flooded on Sunday, the water is falling slowly. The losses are enormous, and their removal will most likely take weeks. The military will besides help. Soldiers will be active in rebuilding bridges, crossings, roadblocking, organizing temporary accommodation for floods. To coordinate these activities, a Task Engineering Group will be established in Wrocław.
Today, at 9 o'clock, the government gathered at an extraordinary meeting. Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced yesterday that he would shortly announce the state of disaster. This means that any of the tasks of local governments will be taken over by the state. The authorities will besides be able to force evacuation on the residents or to ban them from surviving in susceptible areas on an express basis.
