Malopolskie

30th July 2010

“We’re trying to sensibly manage the flows through the reservoirs so as not to flood Sandomierz"

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Floods and landslides made an unwelcome return to Malopolska and other parts of the south this week following heavy rain in the region. Near Myslenica the Raba burst its banks and flooded a large allottment for the third time this year, taking another four summer homes with it. “People say, oh it’s only a summer home, but people have often saved their whole lives for them,” the president of the Porebie allotment told a reporter from TVN. Roads and utilities across the region have been damaged and 32 people needed to be evacuated.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday night emergency procedures were in place at the Dobczyce reservoir, releasing large amounts of water so as to be able to receive heavy ...

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