The Ministry of Defence has placed the Territorial defence Army on advanced alert in consequence to dramatic weather forecasts. Soldiers in 4 provinces of confederate and east Poland may receive a call for immediate participation in their units. The time to respond is highly short and is only six hours. The decision is simply a direct consequence of warnings by the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMGW), which alerts against impending, catastrophic rains. The situation is so serious that the Polish army is preparing for a real fight against the element, and the actions are personally supervised by Deputy Prime Minister and the head of the MON, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. This is the first specified wide-ranging alert for the WOT since formation was established, which highlights the exceptional seriousness of the upcoming threat.
Six hours on the stand. Who's the alert?
The decision to increase combat preparedness does not apply to the full country equally. The highest level of threat and the shortest time to respond were introduced in regions that are expected to be in the epicentre of the coming storms. Soldiers of the Territorial Defence Army from 4 provinces: Lublin, Podkarpackie, Świętokrzyskie and Małopolska they must be ready to receive an order and appear in the unit in just six hours. This call mode shows that military and civilian authorities number on a script in which assistance will be needed immediately.
In a somewhat softer regime, soldiers from six further provinces remain. In the West Pomeranian, Podlasie, Mazovian, Lubusian, Lower Silesian and Silesian The time for the appearance was set for 24 hours. In another parts of the country, emergency calls are not planned for this moment. specified a discrimination allows for precise targeting of forces and measures where the hazard of flooding and sub-flood is top while keeping the reserves ready.
Kosiniak Kamysz personally supervises. Government prioritises threat
The danger is demonstrated by the fact that preparations for combating the component are coordinated at the highest level of government. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, Władysław Kosiniak-KamishI personally supervise the operation. On Monday, he had an interview with WOT commander, General Krzysztof Stańczyk, officially raising the readiness of the territorial defence brigade in threatened areas. The head of the MON besides remains in constant contact with the Minister of Home Affairs and Administration, Tomasz Siemoniak, to guarantee the smooth cooperation of troops with another services.
"Responsible attendance within 6 hours, full readiness of the Territorial Defence Army to supply all the support for the voivodes, the local community," said Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish. He stressed that the army was prepared for immediate assistance in any area where there would be a threat to the lives and property of citizens. Not only WOT was put on advanced alert, but besides specialist engineering units, which have the dense equipment essential to strengthen floodbanks or to irritate communication routes.
Meteorological armagedon over Poland? IMGW warns against flooding
Military mobilisation is not a growth action. It is simply a direct consequence to IMGW's alarming forecasts. Numerical models indicate formation over northern Italy's dangerous low-pressure system, which is heading straight over Poland. The worst script assumes that than it will arrive over the southeastern part of the country at night from Tuesday to Wednesday, and then its further wandering will be blocked. This means that a region of intense, multi-day precipitation may get stuck over Poland.
Meteorologists usage a word "Hydrologically crucial rainfall", which, in practice, means rain so intense and long-term that it can lead to a violent upturn of rivers and floods. Above all, southern, east and central Poland are at risk. specified a synoptic situation is highly dangerous and can lead to a recurrence of catastrophic floods from the past.
What does that mean for the people? Get ready for the worst
The Government safety Center (RCB) alerts on first and second degree storms are not just a formality. This is simply a real informing against the threat of life and property. The residents of the regions covered by the alert, especially from Lublin, Podkarpackie, Świętokrzyskie and Lesser Poland, should take the situation very seriously and prepare for the anticipation of flooding or the request for evacuation.
The authorities urge concrete steps. Prepare the alleged emergency backpack in which you will find yourself the most crucial documents, the essential medicines, the supply of drinking water and food for a fewer days. It is besides worth securing your property by moving valuable items to the advanced floors of the buildings. peculiar care must be taken by people surviving in flood areas, in river valleys and close local watercourses. They should keep track of messages and be ready to leave their homes immediately on call.
The decision to put the Territorial defence Army in a state of highest readiness shows how seriously the government is taking the coming weather break. The combination of multiday, intense rainfall with mobilization of the army creates an image of an emergency situation. The next days will verify whether the measures taken will be adequate to defend Poland from the effects of 1 of the possibly largest natural disasters of fresh years.
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Emergency MON alert in 4 voivodships. WOT soldiers only have six hours to react!
