Earlier, Bystrzyca Kłodzka authorities had called for residents to evacuate from threatened areas. In an interview with TVN24, Renata Surma said late in the evening that due to the overflowing waters under the top of the dam, the situation was becoming “very difficult and dramatic”. She added that the wave could appear in Bystrzyca Kłodzka around 1 pm. When asked about residents’ reactions to the evacuation call, she said that “everyone remembers 1997, then some people sobered up”. She added that people who did not want to leave their homes changed their minds when they learned that water was overflowing the dam.
Boris Genoese on Poland. Firefighter: The water is rising very quickly
– Massive floods, exceeding the alarm level, have already been recorded on more than 50 rivers in the Lower Silesian and Opole Voivodeships. The situation will worsen further, – said the spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the State Fire Service, Brig. Karol Kierzkowski. He noted that hurricanes and tornadoes have occurred in parts of Poland.
“The water level has exceeded the critical level”
“Attention! Critical situation at the Międzygórze reservoirs in Wilczka and Stronie Śląskie in Morawa due to rapid water pressure. The water level has exceeded the critical level in both and water is overflowing through surface overflows. Residents of lower-lying cities are being evacuated,” the Regional Water Management Board reported in the evening in Wrocław. “All devices of the facilities – bottom, middle and surface drains now allow the passage of maximum water capacity. But the technical staff of the tanks can no longer control them,” it stressed.
