Explosives used to blow up floor of Vltava

Around 360 kilogrammes of explosives were used to blow up part of the floor of the Vltava in Prague on Saturday morning. Water rose up to 20 metres from the river’s surface following the detonation, which was carried out by Svatopluk Čech Bridge, beneath the spot where a statue of Stalin once stood at Letná. The detonation was part of project to build a new mooring place for boats. The second of two such detonations is set to take place in a fortnight’s time.