Families who lost homes, saw major damage, able to apply for financial relief

Families who lost homes or saw serious damage will be able to apply for financial relief in the form of an immediate payment of 51,150 crowns provided by the state. The news was announced by the spokesman for the central employment office Jiří Reichl; applicants can apply at their local employment office branch. The spokesman said additional funds were being prepared for release to villages which would allow them to hire additional hands in planned clean-up operations. The state regularly provides financial relief in cases of flooding and other natural disasters.