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01/06/2024
Traffic at Prague's Václav Havel Airport has been disrupted since early hours of Saturday due to thick fog and a malfunction at the airport’s weather station.
The malfunction was caused by a lightning, which struck the station during a storm on Thursday night, preventing air traffic controllers from providing complete information to aircrew in case of reduced visibility.
The heavy fog has so far prevented 12 planes from landing and seven other flights were cancelled by carriers. Due to the worsening weather, the airport is expecting further restrictions on arrivals.
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01/06/2024
Czechia has won the bronze medal in the ice hockey’s World Junior Championship in Sweden on Friday. The Czechs overcame Finland’s 5-2 lead and scored the only five goals of the third period to defeat the Finnish team 8-5.
Tomáš Hamara scored the winner at 18:19, just 15 seconds after the Czechs had tied the score, and they then added two empty netters. The victory was a shock for Finland which looked dominant in the last half of the second period.
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01/05/2024
Saturday should be overcast with rain or snow showers and day temperatures between 2 and 6 degrees Celsius. Sunday should bring snow around the country, with Arctic conditions expected next week.
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01/05/2024
Over 450 people died on Czech roads in 2023, which is the second lowest road death toll since 1961, when police stating keeping track, according to data released on Friday. Traffic police registered 94,945 accidents last year, 3,515 fewer than in 2022. A new road law which took effect with the start of the New Year, aims to improve the record further, by imposing much higher penalties for the most serious transgressions which often result in fatal accidents, such as speeding, drink-driving and using a hand-held mobile.
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01/05/2024
A new mobile application (eDoklady) in which people can have their ID cards and, in due time, other documents stored digitally, will be launched in mid-January, the news site Novinky wrote on Friday. However it warned users that the authorities will start accepting digital ID cards with a certain time delay, for example, police officers from the middle of 2024. The plastic cards will remain as an alternative option even after the digital app is accepted across the board.
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01/05/2024
Pubs, cafes and restaurants around the country have upped their prices in reaction to the changes in VAT rates on drinks and food. The value added tax on draught beer and soft drinks went from ten to twenty-one percent at the start of 2024 and this was immediately reflected in their prices. In some places, beer has gone up by seven crowns. The price of coffee has also risen significantly. Cafés in the centre of Prague have upped the price of an espresso or cappuccino by ten crowns on average.
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01/05/2024
Student volunteers on Friday started collected the candles, flowers, and messages that people placed outside Charles University’s main building Carolinum in Prague in the wake of the tragic shooting at the Faculty of Arts on December 21. According to the dean of the Faculty of Arts, Eva Lehečková, the candles will be used to create a permanent memorial to the victims of the tragedy. The candles, placed outside the faculty's main building on Jan Palach Square, will remain in place for the time being, since the building will remain closed for the rest of the month.
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01/05/2024
Ten of the people injured in the shooting at the Prague Faculty of Arts remain in hospital, and one man is still fighting for his life, the news site Novinky reported on Friday. The condition of most of the wounded has gradually improved, and more than half of the injured have been released by doctors for home care. Several of the patients were taken to hospital in critical condition on December 21. One woman suffered seven bullet wounds. The oldest person injured, a 77-year-old woman has been released from hospital. Most of the wounded are people in their 20s, Novinky said.
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01/05/2024
The sixth annual national bird census, during which Czechs are encouraged to document, for one hour, all birds that visit feeders near their homes, got underway on Friday.
The census, which concludes on Sunday, is organized by the Czech Ornithological Society and aims to collect data on the species present during the winter.
Some 28,000 people took part in last year’s edition of the census, observing over 517,000 birds. The most common type found in the gardens was the Tree Sparrow and House Sparrow, as well as the Great Tit, the Blackbird and the Eurasian Collared Dove.
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01/05/2024
Some 60 places in Czechia remain under flood alert on Friday morning, following several days of heavy rain and melting snow.
The highest of the three flood alert levels was reported on the Vltava River in Český Krumlov, and on four places on the Elbe, including the city of Ústí nad Labem and Děčín.
Around ten measuring stations reported reaching the second level and some 50 places had the lowest flood warning level.
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