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12/25/2023
Even over Christmas, people continued to lay flowers and light candles at the impromptu memorial sites that have sprung up in Prague for the victims of Thursday's tragic shooting. Thousands of candles have been placed outside Charles University's main building as well as in front of the Faculty of Arts building to honour their memory.
Police officers armed with submachine guns also continued to patrol the streets over Christmas as security has been stepped up in the wake of the incident.
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12/24/2023
In agreement with the police, Charles University is not going to make the names of the victims of Thursday's shooting incident public, out of respect for their families and to protect the victims' personal data, the school has announced.
It also stated that the Faculty of Arts building will remain closed until further notice and that the Charles University leadership wants to actively participate in discussions about the university's future security strategy. The school said it will continue to provide organisational, material and psychological support and try to ensure a peaceful return to academia for all those affected.
Students and teachers who left their personal belongings in the Faculty of Arts as they were evacuated from the building after the shooting will next be able to collect them at the nearby Faculty of Law on Wednesday, December 27, between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. In case of questions, people should contact Charles University's Central Crisis Staff line on 224 491 530.
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12/24/2023
The families of the victims of Thursday's shooting incident will feel the loss of their loved ones especially acutely in the run-up to Christmas, but the season is also a good time to try to find hope, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said at a mass held in memory of the victims in Brno. The Brno mass was one of several held in Czechia on Saturday, which was declared an official day of mourning by the government.
In a statement issued on social media site X on Saturday evening, President Petr Pavel called on the public to show solidarity with those who lost loved ones in the attack at Charles University's Faculty of Arts in Prague on Thursday, to think of those who won't be able to feel any joy this holiday season due to their loss and to show respect for their pain.
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12/24/2023
Czechs around the country are preparing to celebrate Christmas Eve, with most people getting ready for the traditional festive dinner of carp with potato salad and children looking forward to receiving gifts in the evening, which in the Czech Republic are brought by "Ježíšek", i.e. the baby Jesus. Many people, even those who are not religious and do not normally go to church, attend the midnight mass on Christmas Eve.
All shops in Czechia with an area of over 200 square metres had to close by law at noon on Sunday, and will only reopen on Wednesday, December 27th. Small shops up to 200 square metres in size, as well as shops at railway stations, airports, pharmacies or gas stations, are allowed to stay open.
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12/24/2023
The heavy overnight rainfall in Czechia has caused water to rise to dangerously high levels in many rivers and waterways around the country. At least one of the three flood levels was reported at over 60 measuring stations on Sunday morning, with the south and west of the country being the worst affected. Firefighters in the Karlovy Vary region had to rescue five people who were trapped in a cottage surrounded by the rising deluge.
The consequences of Saturday's strong winds and snowfall are also continuing to be dealt with. Firefighters are still working to clear the roads of fallen trees in some areas and on Sunday morning around 52,000 households were still without electricity. The strong winds have continued on Sunday and are predicted to do so until midday on Monday.
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12/24/2023
People in Czechia have donated more than 45 million crowns as of Sunday afternoon to support the families of the victims, teachers and students affected by Thursday’s shooting at the Faculty of Arts. Most of that money has been raised by the collection organised by the Charles University Foundation Fund, with tens of thousands of people contributing. The university has said it will use the funds to provide targeted psychological and material assistance to those affected.
Other collections include one organised by Masaryk University in Brno and another on the donation website Znesnáze21.cz. The Prague city government has also promised to contribute CZK 5 million.
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12/23/2023
Sunday should be overcast with rain and day temperatures around 8 degrees Celsius.
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12/23/2023
Strong winds and snow have been causing complications around the country. Several flights were diverted by Vaclav Havel Airport because of the adverse weather conditions, others were delayed. Firefighters are clearing the roads from fallen trees and in two towns decorated Christmas trees on the main square were also toppled by the strong wind. Thousands of households were left without electricity on Saturday. The wind claimed one human life, when a tree fell on a car in the Havlickuv Brod region on Thursday, killing the driver.
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12/23/2023
People have contributed almost 19 million crowns to support the families of the victims, teachers and students affected by Thursday’s shooting at the Faculty of Arts. The collection organised by the Charles University Foundation Fund alone raised close to 16 million crowns in just two days. Charles University has said it will use the funds to provide targeted assistance to those affected and will coordinate the use with the faculty's management.
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12/23/2023
Police on Friday arrested a man from the Vysočina region who threatened to shoot the entire family of the gunman from the Faculty of Arts in Prague. They also seized a legally held gun in his possession, Police President Martin Vondrášek said at a press conference on Friday. The police chief appealed for calm and restraint in the wake of the tragedy.
He said the police detained four people who reacted in a potentially dangerous manner to Thursday's shooting incident, including a man who said he was inspired by the shooter and would kill.
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