The Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, says the decision will facilitate evacuation operations and expedite financial support for victims.
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00:00Poland declared a state of natural disaster after heavy flooding killed at least five
00:06people.
00:09The Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says this will facilitate evacuation operations
00:14and expedite financial support for victims.
00:17I called this meeting to take the decision as soon as possible to introduce a state of
00:25natural disaster.
00:26I turned to the Ministry of Finance and now we have a reserve for the needs of people
00:33trapped in the water, currently worth a billion zlotys.
00:37Evacuations as a result of the widespread flooding also took place in the Czech Republic,
00:41Austria and Romania.
00:44The majority of the Czech Republic was impacted by the heavy rain and authorities declared
00:49high flood warnings in roughly 100 places.
00:53The Oder River that flows to Poland reached extreme levels in Ostrava, the third largest
00:59Czech city.
01:01Many parts of the city were under water and centers have been set up for those who had
01:05to evacuate.
01:08Meanwhile Hungary braces itself for the rainfall.
01:12Locals helped fortify some of the most threatened areas.
01:16The mayor of Budapest warns that the capital faces what could be the biggest flood of the
01:20decade.
01:21The Hungarian Interior Minister Sander Pinter confirmed that 12,000 troops were on standby.