The Podkarpackie region faces the dramatic effects of the storm, which passed through the municipality of Pałoliów (Jarosławski district). The abundant rainfall caused a tiny creek to rapidly emergence off the banks, flooding over 150 buildings.
– Losses are huge, residents say, besides the oldest ones, that so large rainfall do not recall – reported Marcin Kwasny, TVN24 reporter.
“It wasn’t just a storm, it was a storm”
The inhabitants of Pahairov were amazed by the scale of the damage. – Within a fewer minutes, a tiny stream, which can be crossed all day by a simple step, poured and flooded over 150 houses said the journalist. On Friday the main problem was water, but on Saturday there was another challenge – mud. – There's quite a few mud in part of this town. Where the water was most, the losses are gigantic. This is not how the people imagined Easter – added Sour.
Firefighters and troops in action. ‘The situation is contained’
Brigadier Marcin Bethlehem, spokesperson for Podkarpackie firefighters, reported that the service had been removing sludge and mud from roads, pavements and property since morning. – We helped remove mud from flooded cellars and garages. The situation is under control right now. – he said.
The fire brigades and soldiers of the Territorial Defence Army are inactive working on the site. – The services carry out work related to the barking of ditches, pumping water out of cellars and garages. OS and military firemen are helping to transport the mud that the water brought – explained Wojciech Chanerle, on-call Regional Emergency Management Centre in Rzeszów.
So far, about 50 buildings have been cleared of the mud. Water is besides being pumped out of the watershed close Jarosław.
specified a scenery was left behind by a strong superstorm cell traversing the area of Podkarpacia.
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