Bohumín city hospital begins evacuating patients due to floods

Bohumín City Hospital has started evacuating nearly 120 patients to nearby facilities due to flooding, hospital director Svatopluk Němeček announced. The evacuation includes 106 patients from the long-term care unit, many of whom are mobility-impaired. The city is on the Oder River where the water levels are among the highest in the country. The hospital faces additional risks, including potential power outages due to the flood threat in the Pudlov district, which houses the power substation for the entire city. Brno’s Hospital of the Merciful Brothers has also been evacuated with 180 patients moving to other facilities in Brno and South Moravia due to the threat of flooding.