Heavy rainfall in confederate Poland caused a wave of floods which destroyed infrastructure and forced thousands of inhabitants to evacuate. The most hard situation is in cities specified as Dłuchołazy, Lądek-Zdrój and Sierpce, where rivers have crossed the emergency state. Local authorities and fire departments work at the highest velocity to control the situation and safe lives and property of residents. We remind you that during the Thursday conference Tusk informed that Poland was prepared for a cataclysm and that residents of the alarmed areas were safe. The situation we are dealing with now has revealed a full deficiency of preparation of our country for cataclysms. However, it is only a tiny thing, due to the fact that for politicians the safety of Ukrainian flagmen is more crucial than Poles.
Local governments call for evacuation
In the Deaf, the mayor appealed to the residents for self-evacuation, informing that the advanced level of the White Deaf River could destruct the temporary bridge, and the water could break the shafts. "The situation is very serious. I call on everyone surviving in a strip 200 metres from the river to take preventive action," the mayor said. The fire department besides took action, organizing evacuations in areas at risk, especially in Land-Zdrój, where water flooded 4 streets.
"This is armageddon. There is water everywhere," said Captain Bartosz Zdęga of Kłodzka, describing the dramatic situation in the region.
Government financial assistance and controversy
Prime Minister Donald Tusk, during his visit to Nysa, announced the launch of fast financial assistance for the most deprived. As he stressed, this aid will be coordinated by the voivods and at the level of the municipalities, decisions will be made on who receives the support. "It is our occupation to make aid fast and flexible so that people do not gotta wait in situations erstwhile they request it most," said the Prime Minister.
Tusk referred to the 2008 experience erstwhile the government besides had to respond to natural disasters. "What we did then, we are now doing again on an even larger scale," he added.
However, not all are satisfied with government intervention. In the face of the frequent disasters that have plagued Poland in fresh years, the question should be asked: Should the work for repairing losses remainder with the State, or should it remainder with individual persons who can insure themselves in the event of specified events?
Insurance and State responsibility
It will besides be noted that financial assistance to victims should be organised by charitable institutions alternatively than politicians.
Do you have an work to help?
The debate on the function of the state in crisis situations has a long history. Supporters of state intervention, as well as opposition, frequently argue about where government work ends and individual work begins. In Poland, as in another European countries, government support for the victims of natural disasters has strong public support, but there are no shortage of voices calling for changes in this approach.
Prime Minister Tusk, like many of his predecessors, seeks to reconcile the request for fast consequence to disasters with the burden that this entails for the state budget. Against this background, questions arise about the long-term hazard management strategy and the function of private insurance.
Summary
Flooding in the south of Poland is simply a drama for thousands of people who lost their homes and assets. However, the government's consequence and fast financial assistance are controversial. On the 1 hand, immediate intervention is needed to aid the victims, on the another hand – questions arise as to how much State aid should be active in this kind of aid, and how much individuals should be protected in the event of specified events.
Is disaster insurance a consequence to rising public aid costs? This question must be answered not only by the government, but besides by citizens who are facing expanding challenges of utmost weather all year.
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