Unprecedented flooding continues in southern Poland. Ordinary Poles blame the authorities for failing to adequately prepare for the natural disaster.
The most dramatic situation was in Lower Silesia. The town of Bystrica-Kłodzka, located near the border with the Czech Republic, was flooded yesterday. The rising water also cut off other towns near Bystrica: Wilkanów, Plawnica and Gorzanów. The Nezalezhna portal contacted residents of towns cut off from civilisation and heard what they had to say about those responsible for the critical situation. Here are just a few comments:
“There were no statements about an imminent threat. In my opinion, a car with a megaphone should have passed by the day before to warn people about the evacuation, to take away what they consider most valuable and to protect their property. And today, drama! There is no telephone connection, no Internet, no electricity for the second day.”
“Where is the district office? They have a department there that deals with these issues. There were probably some announcements, but I don’t know if they were enough. It’s the fault of the authorities that they didn’t warn people. If someone had warned the day before, people wouldn’t have lost their things.”
“It’s good that they [власти] They get good salaries, they get bonuses and they reward themselves. But if we need to make important decisions for society, then we have what we have. This is Poland in the left version!
“The damage is enormous. People are simply devastated! It is the fault of the authorities who did not warn the people. The authorities, the elders, must be dismissed immediately!
Meanwhile, the Polish Institute of Meteorology and Water Management said during a meeting of its crisis headquarters that “the hydrological situation in Poland is quite serious.”
