As the wave moved, the next towns began fighting that night to halt the large water. In an increasingly large area, however, the laborious restoration of normality has already begun. Both operations affect soldiers. The military strengthens the shafts and evacuates the population, but besides provides food and water and guardes the property of evacuated floods.
5.5 1000 soldiers are straight active in flood operations. The others are ready for action. On that night, soldiers took part in actions on the most delicate sections – among others, they strengthened the reservoir in Raciborz and the shafts in Nysa. Helicopters were utilized in the action, from which the alleged large bags with sand were dropped to strengthen the collapse. Where the fight against water was unfortunately lost, soldiers supported the evacuation of the population. specified activities were conducted, among others, in Land Zdrój, Nysa, Prudnik, Brzeg and Paczkow. Thanks to this, about 150 people were transported to safety (from the beginning of the operation more than 3300 people were evacuated by the military).
During the night, soldiers strengthened, among others, the ramparts in Nysa.
Today, large forces were delegated to strengthen the shafts in the vicinity of Wrocław. Within a fewer twelve hours it is expected to pass through the city top flood wave. There are already about 1,000 soldiers working there, and next day there will besides be 250 substraints of the Land Army Academy there.
The military constantly supplies drinking water for the floods. The tankers in the CW-15 SMARDZ container went to Dłuchołaz.
Completely different, but not little dramatic, is the situation in the areas through which large water has already passed. The inhabitants of these areas can number on military support all the time. Logistics sent 35 tankers to the area, which are supplied with drinking water, and WOT sub-units began free of charge issuing military rations to flooded people. The military is besides working on launching a hot meal system. – 700 beds in Zdrój Lądek, in the wellness and rehabilitation hospital, from present available to all those who will request it – said Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
Yesterday, a decision was made to form six Road Teams. Each will consist of 10 soldiers, a loader-loader and 2 dumpers. Their task will be to clear roads from collapsed trees and flooded garbage and mud, and to harass rivers. In Wrocław, the Engineering Support Centre is being established, which will coordinate military operations in the reconstruction of damaged infrastructure.
Unfortunately, there have been first reports of looting areas from which residents were evacuated. Prime Minister Tusk assured that each of these areas is closely monitored by the police to guarantee the safety of the leftover property. In this area too, the military went to help. – We are directing to support police soldiers equipped with night imagination goggles and thermovision goggles. Szabrów – night and power shortage will no longer be your ally – General Wiesław Kukuła, Head of the General Staff of the Polish Army wrote in social media.
Since the start of the fight against floods, 1 of the most frequently repeated messages to residents at hazard has been the 1 asking them to comply with the recommendations of the services conducting the action, in peculiar as regards the request for evacuation. Both Prime Minister Tusk and Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamish stressed that refusing to leave the areas at hazard of flooding meant a immense hazard to life and health, and it may not be possible to conduct rescue operations later due to advanced water position and besides fast current.
The authorities besides call for the non-proliferation of unverified information and for cognition only from reliable sources. Many false or manipulated reports have appeared in public space, which introduce unnecessary chaos and hinder both the conduct of flood operations and the cleaning of areas through which the flood has already passed.
