03:26Mandatory Credit: The Chancellery of the Prime Minister
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk gave updates on the flooding in Klodzko on Sunday as heavy rains continue to batter central Europe, leaving at least seven people dead in the region.
"The situation is indeed still very dramatic in many places," he said. "The most dramatic here is in the Klodzko Valley, in the Klodzko district, which is of course in Stronie, Slaskie and Ladek."
The prime minister also appealed to residents to follow evacuation orders, stating: "When there is a possibility of evacuation, it is worth taking advantage of it, because at any moment something can happen that will make evacuation difficult."
Tusk acknowledged the power outages affecting some 17,000 people in the region, noting that 'we do not have the ability to quickly repair these failures at the moment', adding that generators were being delivered to where they are needed.
Tusk also confirmed the death of one Klodzko County resident by drowning, adding that the government has since mobilised helicopters for rescue operations in the Wroclaw region.
"We hope there will be no such needs but we will indeed be prepared for these," he said.
Swathes of Austria, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic have been battered by heavy rains and strong winds since Thursday, triggering flood warnings and evacuations.
Five people have reportedly died in Romania, while one rescue worker also passed away in Austria due to heavy flooding and four remain missing in the Czech Republic. Thousands have been forced to leave their homes across the continent.
The flooding has revived fears of a repeat of the catastrophic 1997 floods that claimed 54 lives and forced 162,000 people to evacuate in Poland and the Czech Republic.
'Still very dramatic' – Polish PM Tusk gives updates as flooding leaves at least seven dead in central Europe
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk gave updates on the flooding in Klodzko on Sunday as heavy rains continue to batter central Europe, leaving at least seven people dead in the region.
"The situation is indeed still very dramatic in many places," he said. "The most dramatic here is in the Klodzko Valley, in the Klodzko district, which is of course in Stronie, Slaskie and Ladek."
The prime minister also appealed to residents to follow evacuation orders, stating: "When there is a possibility of evacuation, it is worth taking advantage of it, because at any moment something can happen that will make evacuation difficult."
Tusk acknowledged the power outages affecting some 17,000 people in the region, noting that 'we do not have the ability to quickly repair these failures at the moment', adding that generators were being delivered to where they are needed.
Tusk also confirmed the death of one Klodzko County resident by drowning, adding that the government has since mobilised helicopters for rescue operations in the Wroclaw region.
"We hope there will be no such needs but we will indeed be prepared for these," he said.
Swathes of Austria, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic have been battered by heavy rains and strong winds since Thursday, triggering flood warnings and evacuations.
Five people have reportedly died in Romania, while one rescue worker also passed away in Austria due to heavy flooding and four remain missing in the Czech Republic. Thousands have been forced to leave their homes across the continent.
The flooding has revived fears of a repeat of the catastrophic 1997 floods that claimed 54 lives and forced 162,000 people to evacuate in Poland and the Czech Republic.
Mandatory Credit: The Chancellery of the Prime Minister
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk gave updates on the flooding in Klodzko on Sunday as heavy rains continue to batter central Europe, leaving at least seven people dead in the region.
"The situation is indeed still very dramatic in many places," he said. "The most dramatic here is in the Klodzko Valley, in the Klodzko district, which is of course in Stronie, Slaskie and Ladek."
The prime minister also appealed to residents to follow evacuation orders, stating: "When there is a possibility of evacuation, it is worth taking advantage of it, because at any moment something can happen that will make evacuation difficult."
Tusk acknowledged the power outages affecting some 17,000 people in the region, noting that 'we do not have the ability to quickly repair these failures at the moment', adding that generators were being delivered to where they are needed.
Tusk also confirmed the death of one Klodzko County resident by drowning, adding that the government has since mobilised helicopters for rescue operations in the Wroclaw region.
"We hope there will be no such needs but we will indeed be prepared for these," he said.
Swathes of Austria, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic have been battered by heavy rains and strong winds since Thursday, triggering flood warnings and evacuations.
Five people have reportedly died in Romania, while one rescue worker also passed away in Austria due to heavy flooding and four remain missing in the Czech Republic. Thousands have been forced to leave their homes across the continent.
The flooding has revived fears of a repeat of the catastrophic 1997 floods that claimed 54 lives and forced 162,000 people to evacuate in Poland and the Czech Republic.