A woman was electrocuted in Kaczyce, Silesia, when she probably tried to pump water from the property. “She was taken to hospital for tests,” Cieszyn fire department spokesman Senior Asst. Jakub Maciążek said Saturday evening.
The woman probably tried to put the pump in the well. She was electrocuted. Before the firefighters arrived, an ambulance was already on the scene and took her to the hospital for tests. – said Maciążek.
In Cieszyn Silesia, the flood situation is very serious. The mayor has announced a flood emergency. A flood alarm is in effect in the municipality of Zebrzydowice.
Jakub Maciążek said until the evening firefighters intervened in the district more than 350 times. They had the most work in the Zebrzydowice commune. They helped there more than 170 times.
The mayor of Zebrzydowice, Janusz Król, said that the water of Piotrówka came out of the riverbed and approached the houses. Two people decided to evacuate. There are several people who did not consent, even with the water surrounding their properties. – he added. The local government official also informed that the provincial road to Zebrzydowice from Jastrzębie-Zdrój is impassable. You can get there from Cieszyn.
The king added that the situation slowly stabilized in the evening, although weather forecasts indicate possible rains coming from the north.