Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:51:11 +0200https://english.radio.cz/uk-donates-vacuum-drying-machines-help-save-books-hit-floods-8066070© 2026 Radio Prague International An estimated half a million books and documents from archives and libraries were damaged around the Czech Republic during August's floods, and trying to save valuable works is proving to be an absolutely mammoth task. At a ceremony at the National Library on Tuesday, the British Ambassador, Anne Pringle, presented Czech Culture Minister Pavel Dostal with novel vacuum drying machines which will help in that task. Also present was Stuart Welch, the inventor of the ingenious machines; he told Ian Willoughby how they work. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/pringlova_dostal.jpg?timestamp=1590247908 https://english.radio.cz/uk-donates-vacuum-drying-machines-help-save-books-hit-floods-8066070 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9