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09/15/2024
More than 10,500 people have been evacuated in Czechia since the beginning of the floods, according to Vladimír Vlček, the head of the Fire Rescue Service. Hundreds have been rescued from immediate danger. The region is experiencing heavy rain and floods as part of storm Boris, which has hit Central and Eastern Europe. Vlček emphasized the difference between evacuation and rescue, noting that many people initially refuse evacuation but later require rescue. Firefighters are prepared to provide emergency shelter for up to 30,000 people.
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09/15/2024
Prime Minister Petr Fiala (Civic Democratic Party) and Interior Minister Vít Rakušan (Mayors and Independents Party) have called on residents to heed evacuation orders amid ongoing floods. In Karlovice, a helicopter is rescuing people from rooftops who initially refused to evacuate. Rakušan warned that the situation could worsen in some areas and emphasized the importance of preventive evacuations. Fiala urged people not to underestimate the danger and to follow the instructions of local authorities and emergency services.
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09/15/2024
Part of the Olomouc Region in northern Moravia is currently inaccessible due to impassable roads, many of which have been undermined by flooding, according to police. Authorities are urging drivers to avoid the area around the town of Jeseník. The main road I/44 between Jeseník and Česká Ves has been washed away by the swollen river Bělá. Fallen trees and road damage are hampering evacuation efforts, with firefighters focusing on rescuing residents in Jesenicko and Šumpersko. No public transport services are running in Jesenicko, and many roads in the region remain closed due to flooding or fallen debris.
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09/15/2024
On Sunday morning, approximately 260,000 households in the Czech Republic were without electricity due to adverse weather conditions. The hardest-hit region is Moravian-Silesia, where 114,000 customers are currently without power. In the Olomouc region, 34,000 homes are affected, while southern Moravia has 30,000 outages, the Hradec Králové region is facing 25,000, and the Liberec region has 16,000 customers without electricity. These figures were provided by spokespersons from energy companies ČEZ and E.ON. ČEZ Distribuce reports 240 outages on high-voltage lines and hundreds more on low-voltage lines. The primary cause is fallen trees and branches on power lines due to strong winds, which also toppled several utility poles. A significant outage was caused by flooding at a substation in Krnov. In southern Czechia, E.ON has reported 91 high-voltage line outages.
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09/15/2024
River levels across Czechia continued to rise overnight, with the worst conditions reported in Moravia-Silesia and northern Olomouc, as well as southern Bohemia on Sunday morning. In the town of Prachatice, water overflowed the Husinec dam, while Český Těšín and Krnov saw evacuations. Around 3000 people have been evacuated in Moravia-Silesia, and further evacuations are expected in Podhradí nad Dyjí and Brno areas in southern Moravia. Severe flooding has cut off roads and railway lines, firefighters have responded to nearly 6000 incidents over the past three days, with 257 flood warnings still in effect across the country.
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09/15/2024
Around 40 railway lines in Czechia have been closed due to severe weather, with many of the closures in the Jesenicko region. The main issue is in Studénka, where flooding has halted the major Prague-Ostrava rail corridor, according to Martin Kavka, spokesperson for Railway Administration firefighters. Some lines have been closed as a precaution, while others are affected by flooding or fallen trees. Workers in Jesenicko are inspecting the closed lines to restore service. Kavka advised against unnecessary travel as disruptions continue.
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09/15/2024
Interior Minister Vít Rakušan (Mayors and Independents Party) expressed confidence that, in cooperation with regional and city authorities, the upcoming regional and Senate elections on September 20-21 will proceed smoothly despite the floods. Speaking at a press conference after the Central Crisis Staff meeting, he noted that Czech law does not specify conditions for canceling elections, only for postponing them. Rakušan assured that the government is focused on ensuring the proper conduct of the elections, with the Interior Ministry in contact with all electoral commissions to find alternative arrangements if necessary.
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09/15/2024
Flooding has disrupted train traffic on the main rail corridor between Olomouc and Ostrava, with operations suspended between Studénka and Jistebník due to anticipated flooding and severe weather. Trains from Prague are terminating in Olomouc, and trains from Poland in Bohumín, according to Czech Railways spokesperson Filip Medelský. Czech Railways is attempting to arrange replacement bus services but urges passengers to postpone their travel if possible. Additional train disruptions have occurred on about 20 routes, including between Bohumín and Dětmarovice. Railway firefighters have responded to numerous incidents, including removing fallen trees and evacuating passengers.
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09/15/2024
The D1 highway in Ostrava has been closed after flooding submerged the Prague-bound lane near Svinov, according to the National Traffic Information Center. The duration of the closure is currently unknown. Additionally, the Klimkovice tunnel on the D1 has been closed in both directions due to a technology outage, which follows a power failure that shut the tunnel for three hours on Saturday evening. The timeline for reopening the tunnel is also unclear at this time. The highway is the backbone of road transport in Czechia connecting the country to Poland near the locations where it was flooded.
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09/15/2024
Authorities in several citities and villages in northern Moravia have ordered the evacuation due to rising water levels in local rivers. In the Jeseníky mountains, the river Bělá has cut off several villages, washing away roads and isolating communities. Power outages and a lack of drinking water are complicating evacuation efforts as authorities work to move residents to safety. Floodwaters are rising in other places across the Czech Republic, with over 260 locations under flood alerts as of early Sunday morning. Nearly a third of these are at the highest warning level, with extreme flooding declared in some areas.
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