Flooding eases but subsidence cases rise in Moravia

River levels started to go down in most parts of Moravia overnight as rain held off. But third degree warnings still apply at two locations in the south of the region. As flooding eased, around a dozen cases of subsidence have been notified with at least three houses demolished as a result. Hundreds of people evacuated from their homes have been allowed back in northern and central Moravia, including the town of Troubky. It was the symbol of the devastating 1997 floods in Moravia. Power companies have called off their state of emergency with supplies being connected again. The floods have claimed one victim to date, a 69-year-old woman who died in her garden when the River Olše burst its banks at Třinec on Sunday. The Ministry of Regional Development promised up to 30,000 crowns to households that suffered flooding and 150,000 crowns to those whose homes had been destroyed.