Over Wrocław and the surrounding regions, dark clouds are gathering, and forecasts of the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMGW) indicate intense rainfall. The Wrocław Kozan settlement, exposed to flooding, took preventive steps, excluding elevators in skyscrapers. Are specified decisions necessary? What does this mean for residents and what is the meteorological situation in the region?
IMGW 3rd Degree Warnings
IMGW issued third-degree warnings for Lower Silesia, Opole, Silesia and Małopolska. Forecasts foretell precipitation of 50 mm in these regions, which represents a serious hazard of flooding. another provinces, specified as Wielkopolska and Lublin, can besides experience the effects of intense rains. The situation will be monitored and warnings will apply until Monday.
Wind Exclusion Decision in Kozanów
As of Thursday 12 September, the residents of Wroclaw Kozanów gotta usage the staircases, as the doors were marked with announcements about the shutdown of elevators. This decision was taken by the Energy Cooperative in order to avoid any harm resulting from the flooding of the subneck. This is not the first time Kozanów is exposed to specified situations – the settlement was 1 of the places that suffered most during the 1997 flood.
Residents, though they realize the decision, believe that it was taken besides early. “In 1997, during the flood, the elevators were not disabled, and the water flooded their subwinds,” 1 tenant recalls. Today, any of the elevators have gone into emergency mode, but yet the inhabitants of the skyscrapers cannot usage them.
Costs and Consequences of Wind Flooding
The elevator maintenance expert reminds you that any elevator that will be flooded, whether switched off or not, must undergo a detailed review. "Many components, especially those related to security, are exchanged during specified reviews", the specialist emphasises. This generates additional costs that can burden both the administration and residents.
Forecasts and How to Prepare
The incoming showers may paralyze the region, and IMGW recommends residents to prepare for possible access problems, power outages and local flooding. It is besides worth checking the operation of drainage systems around homes and apartments and protecting valuable items from possible damage.
Was Kozanov's decision to shut down the elevators correct? Time will tell. For now, residents must prepare for the worst, as the coming than Genuese brings with them powerful showers that can paralyze part of Lower Silesia and surrounding regions.
We have days of intense rainfall ahead of us. The inhabitants of Wrocław and Lower Silesia must face possible difficulties, and decisions specified as excluding elevators in Kozanów can only be the first step in the fight against the element. Keep track of IMGW information and prepare for hard weather conditions.
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Strong showers are coming over Wrocław. The elevators have already been disabled in the blocks!
