At a special meeting, the government in Rome decided to provide a total of 24 million euros in emergency aid to the Emilia-Romagna and Marche regions. Many streets were flooded after days of rain. In all, more than 2,500 people were evacuated from their homes to safety. Cities such as Bologna, Modena and Ravenna have been affected, but also the much-visited beach resort of Rimini on the Adriatic, where the high season ended just days ago. In Emilia-Romagna, for the third time in a year, some people have been killed by floods.
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Conditions settled over the weekend and the rain eased. But in many places the full extent of the damage is only now becoming apparent. Many cars parked on the side of the road are no longer usable, and there is a large amount of mud and other filth.
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Not yet clear in Poland
A week after the devastating storm “Boris” hit large parts of Central and Eastern Europe with heavy rain and flooding, the situation in many countries remains tense. Entire cities such as Kłodzko in Poland and Jeseník in the Czech Republic were flooded after dams broke. 24 people died due to flood. Damage to affected EU countries is in the billions.
According to Prime Minister Tusk, Poland is still “in the middle of security and rescue operations”. According to the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMGW), the situation in the oder towns of Kloko and Nova Sol will be worrying further downstream. The highest level of water is expected there on Monday morning.
Manufactures also in Brandenburg
In its final stretch, the Oder forms the border river between Germany and Poland. Officials from both sides are preparing to face the flood. Volunteers and rescue workers are building temporary protective walls in Lebus Voivodeship, which borders Brandenburg to the west. “We will take every sandbag we can find,” Voivodeship President Zebula told PAP.
Communities along the Oder in Brandenburg are also preparing for flooding due to expected flooding. A spokesman for the city of Frankfurt (Oder) said increased preparations had begun on the northern part of the Oder promenade, but there was no change in the assessment of the situation at the moment. The water level in the border town was 4.30 meters on Sunday afternoon. Normally it is about 2.10 meters. Warning level 1 applies.
According to the status portal of the Brandenburg state office for the environment, it is expected to reach alarm level 3 on Tuesday (Oder), then the highest level 4 on Wednesday evening, the forecast is uncertain. The guideline for declaring alert level 4 is a water level of 6 meters in Frankfurt (Oder).
The Danube’s water level is at a ten-year high
Flooding in Hungary’s capital Budapest has reached its highest level in ten years following storm Boris. The steps of Parliament, located directly on the river, were flooded on Saturday, but have since receded. Prime Minister Orban said the Hungarian people still had some “difficult days” in which “the tide must be controlled”.
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