4,000 territorial defence troops from the 15th WOT brigade take part in Operation "Feniks" and remove the demolition after the flood in Lower Silesia and Opole. The territorials take out public buildings and apartments and houses, take out damaged equipment, remove mules, but besides ... direct traffic or aid in offices accept applications from floods.
– WOT soldiers from practically all over Poland, from 15 brigades, are active in the aid to the floods in Lower Silesia and Opole. A full of 4,000 were directed to the most affected areas. territories. Currently, intensive work is taking place in Kłodzek, Lądek Zdrój, Stroń Śląski, Nysa, Głuchołazy, but besides in many smaller towns devastated by the flood, including in the Kłodzki district: Żelaź, Ołdrzychowice Kłodzki, Trzebieszowice or Radochów, as mentioned by Lieutenant Daniel Woś, officer of the press squad of Operation Feniks. He adds that the scope of the order work that soldiers undertake at the site is very wide. – WOT soldiers clean, although it is barely called cleaning, due to the fact that It's a occupation to remove a immense amount of waste, rubble, mud, wood and another things, specified as cars that have been hijacked by the flood wave. There's quite a few work to do. First of all, we effort to defuse public buildings so that the average work of administration, offices, but besides schools or medical facilities will return as shortly as possible in flooded areas. W Nysie's flood water flooded the hospital - explains por. Go on.
In addition, territorials are directed to work on private property, homes and apartments. We frequently carry out virtually everything. The flood has deprived thousands of people of their full lives. In the Kłodzka Basin, the water in the houses reached 1.8 m. So you gotta remove furniture, household appliances, all the equipment. It's all on the roads. From there, local authorities, most frequently with the aid of soldiers and utilizing military trucks, transport these wastes to temporary landfills – describes por. Go on.
The military assists residents according to local local authorities. – The direction of the action is that the victims study to the municipality asking for support, then local authorities study it to our coordinators on the place and inform where soldiers are needed at the moment. That's where we send our people," the press officer explains.
In addition to the removal of mules and damaged equipment, territorialists support the distribution of packages with gifts and food. But that's not all. “There is simply quite a few work to be done to turn on electricity, even temporary electricity. late in Raduchów close Lądka Zdrój soldiers of the 1st Pomeranian WOT Brigade set up a light mast, thanks to which cleaning work can besides take place at night," added the lieutenant.
On the ground, territorial cooperation is very common with engineering troops, especially erstwhile patching up ditches in the road or removing dense objects hijacked by wave specified as cars. – The aim is to reconstruct communication with localities, which were completely cut off from the planet for a fewer days. For example, in Żelaź close Kłodzka water washed distant the only access road to the village. In the roadway, there were virtually three- or even four-meter rips. While temporarily patching these holes, simply filling them with masonry, our soldiers collaborated with engineering troops," explains the officer. He adds that many times the military must direct the movement, due to the fact that the flood destroyed both roads and all markings. In addition, dumpers and excavators remove waste heaps on site. That's why any of the routes are closed. Drivers drive detours.
350 WOT soldiers from Mazovia, Warmia and Mazury, Lublin Voivodeship, Pomerania and Podlasie presently operate in the flood-stricken Zdrój Land. Soldiers start work, depending on the task, at 7:00–8.00 a.m. and finish at 6:00 p.m. We've been working since last Tuesday. The shift strategy is gone. The work is mass, the tasks are heavy, but the soldiers receive so much gratitude from the local community that they inactive have the energy to supply the essential assistance," stresses Major Błażej Łukasik, coordinator of Operation "Feniks" on Lądek Zdrój. The territorials are now removing the soil, mud, and equipment raised from flooded homes.
– These are a few-foot piles lined up in front of houses, on the streets. We usage 5 dump trucks and 10 excavators with on-site brigades to export these embankments to the landfill designated by the municipality. 120 soldiers are active in distributing gifts and packages for floods, including the issue of meals. We must remember that the honour of Lądek and the surrounding towns destroyed by Biała Lądecka inactive have no electricity. Very hard situation is in the villages of Trzebieszowice and Radochów. all day we supply about a 1000 meals to those in request – noted Major Łukasik.
He adds that now territorialists are increasingly active in the work of offices in the municipality. presently 25 people accept applications from floods, fill out documents, etc. We're relieving local officials. They are frequently people affected by flooding. They've been working for a twelve days. They're exhausted. Hence, the military is increasingly active in these issues. We besides proceed to flood inventory on the spot, i.e. the number of municipal equipment that survived – he notes.
WOT soldiers working in Kłodzka Kotlin and Opolszczyzno appeal to all donors to drive packages to the main logistics hubs – in Wrocław, Wałbrzych and Kłodzek. “There the gifts are segregated and distributed, as our soldiers help. It is besides very crucial not to send food anymore. This one's not missing. The most needed in the current situation are: economical chemistry, disinfectants, shovels and another tools for clearing the area, specified as wheelbarrows, rakes, brooms, buckets, rubber gloves, force washers, tiny aggregates and dryers, as stated by Daniel Woś, officer of the press squad of Operation Feniks. In Wrocław, the collection place was organized at the Lower Silesian 3D Printing Centre at 2 Tyniecka Street. In Wałbrzych, the collection is conducted in the area of Wałbrzych peculiar economical region at 12 Stacyjny Street. The gifts can besides be transferred to the seat of the office at 3 Walonska Street. In Kłodzko, the logistics hub operates at ul. Dusznicka 1, on the grounds of the bus station.
Currently in Operation Feniks, to remove the effects of floods in damaged areas and prevent further flooding in subsequent areas of the country, 26 000 soldiers are involved, of which 20 000 have been directed to direct action. For WOT to fight the flood and its effects, 6,000 territorialists were designated. In addition to the 4 1000 WOT soldiers removing demolition in Lower Silesia and Opole, another 2 1000 are operating in Lubuskie and Zachodniopomorskie voivodships, working, among others, in strengthening flood shafts and infrastructure. As announced by the Ministry of Defence, Operation Feniks will last a minimum of until the end of the year, although as Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz noted during the speech, the troops will stay in the affected area as long as necessary.
