Floods cause CZK 3.2 billion in damages to Czech state forests

The September floods caused CZK 3.2 billion in damages to the state-owned forestry company Lesy ČR, primarily affecting watercourses, roads, and forest stands. The hardest-hit areas were in the Moravian-Silesian and Olomouc regions. The restoration of damaged forest infrastructure will take at least two years, with funding coming from the company’s own resources. This year, Lesy ČR will invest CZK 130 million in urgent repairs of watercourses and forest roads. CEO Dalibor Šafařík stated that the most significant damage, totaling CZK 2.9 billion, occurred in watercourses under their management.