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Post by tufta on May 25, 2010 17:51:46 GMT 1
It takes much money to build better support, and the people don't want to spend it. Mike Exactly. In times of peace, people refuse to spend money on building up safety for the future. In times of trouble, upset people accuse their government of utter negligence. Pathetic. Not only that. The plans for river walls along Warsaw ZOO are ready since 6 years. It takes 2 months to build them. But their not, because of 'ecologists' protests. |
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 5, 2010 21:54:20 GMT 1
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 5, 2010 22:34:08 GMT 1
Appalling stupidity. A 47 yo man took his 6 yo daughter and went kayaking on a river near Krakow. Now they are both missing.
Floods, landslides wreak havoc in southern Poland
05.06.2010 12:22
Heavy rainfall in southern Poland has brought rivers back up to alarming levels, with continuing landslides and a bridge collapsing.
On Friday afternoon high water on the River Poprad forced a railway bridge to collapse between the towns of Nowy and Stary Sacz in the Malopolska province.
Rail connections between Tarnow, Muszyna, Krynica and with Slovakia have been cancelled as a result, with possible detours diverting trains through borders in Zwardon and Zebrzydowice (with the Czech Republic).
According to fire services in Nowy Sacz, two other bridges over the River Dunajec, pose a threat of collapse and have either been closed or are open only to pedestrian traffic.
Landslides “more destructive than earthquakes”
Heavy rainfall throughout May has meant many areas have become prone to landslides, with the most dramatic taking place in Klodne, near Limanowa, on Wednesday.
The first reported case of landslide activity was in Lanckorona, south of Krakow. However, areas in the south-eastern Podkarpacie province have noted up to 1,300 landslides, with 500 people having to evacuate their homes.
Head of the Polish Academy of Science’s Institute of Geology, Prof. Marek Lewandowski, told TVN24 news that Poland does not have adequate construction law that takes such natural phenomena into account.
“Landslides happen sporadically. If they took place all the time, then the construction law would take it into account,” Lewandowski said, adding that after 3 years it is possible to rebuild on such land.
A map of Poland with landslide risk areas is still being drawn up, the geology professor informed, but will probably not be finished “until 2016.”
“Across the world, the annual loss due to landslides is greater than due damages caused by earthquakes,” Lewandowski underlined, adding that over the past 30 years over 100,000 people have died thanks to landslides. More than 90 percent of Poland’s landslide zones are in the Podkarpacie province.
Army assistance
Around 2,500 soldiers are currently active in 13 of Poland’s 16 provinces, working in the Vistula and Oder basins.
A lot of heavy machinery has been dispatched to help with the evacuation of flood victims or to help repairs in damaged flood defences. 25 transporters, 9 helicopters and around 80 other hardware items have all been put to use.
Much of the army activity is in the south of Poland, in the Malopolska, Swietokrzyskie and Podkarpacie privinces, where up to 800 soldiers are repairing flood walls near the towns of Tarnobrzeg and Sandomierz, which have been most affected by the high water.www.thenews.pl/national/artykul132962_floods--landslides-wreak-havoc-in-southern-poland.html |
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Post by valpomike on Jun 6, 2010 5:44:46 GMT 1
Where are the beavers? Find them now.
Mike
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 7, 2010 20:30:32 GMT 1
Join thenews.pl in giving aid to Lanckorona!
02.06.2010 00:05
Lanckorona, May 2010, photo: www.lanckorona.pl/
Many people in Lanckorona, a small village not far from Krakow, southern Poland lost everything during the floods: houses, family heirlooms, often hope. We can help them!
Their tragedy was unique during the weeks of floods in Poland as their small, wooden built houses suffered subsidence, and many locals watched their homes, literally, slipping down a mountain.
Over 70 homes were destroyed and hundreds were left without a roof over their heads.
When natural disasters are over, journalists pack up and leave. But the tragedy, and human need, remains long after the media spotlight moves on. Now is the time when the people of Lanckorona need your help the most.
Join thenews.pl in its unique campaign to provide assistance for the people of Lanckorona. The Municipal authorities have set up a special account (number below), which you can deposit money directly if you wish to help.
To get to know more about Lanckorona and its residents, keep listening to Polish Radio’s English language broadcasts. In March this year, before disaster struck, our reporter John Beauchamp visited the town as part of his series: Galician Almanac.
Polish Radio will be returning to Lanckorona to see how people are putting their lives back together and how the village is using the aid you donate.
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IBAN account number: PL 05 1020 2430 0000 8102 0045 4678
Swift: BPKOPLPW
If you are sending money from Poland, you do not need the Swift code and the front PL in the account number can be omitted from the transfer.
Bank name: PKO BP / Branch Wadowice
Recipient: Municipal Office Lanckorona (Urzad Gminy Lanckorona)
Please mention “Help victims of the landslide in Lanckorona” on your donations.www.thenews.pl/national/?id=132637See the gallery on Facebook
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 17, 2010 15:06:10 GMT 1
Flood by numbers
09.06.2010 10:36
Over 42,000 people were affected by the floods in the south-east region of Podkarpacie, preliminary estimates show.
Nearly 15,000 households and 73,000 hectares of land in the Carpathian mountains have been flooded over the last two and a half weeks. Over 40 percent of the town of Tarnobrzeg and one third of Jaslo were under water. About 6,000 animals, including 5,500 poultry drowned.
According to the Regional Centre for Crisis Management in Rzeszow, after the main wave the level of water in the Vistula River is slowly declining. In minor rivers such as San and Wisloka water has already fallen below emergency level. In Sandomierz the Vistula subsided to 6.62 metres. However, flood alert is still valid in seven counties.
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Post by valpomike on Apr 11, 2011 2:31:14 GMT 1
We here in the USA have also had many floods. Could this be God's way of telling us all, to slow down, and never forget him?
Mike
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 7, 2011 22:16:25 GMT 1
See the film about people on rooftops and rescue action: www.tvn24.pl/12691,1705970,0,1,relacja-z-wielkiej-wody-spodobala-sie-w-monte-carlo,wiadomosc.html |
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