Government taken to court

3rd September 2010

Residents from the southern towns of Tarnobrzeg, Gorzyce and Sandomierz are suing the government for the damage caused by the spring floods.

So far, 17 people have filed a collective claim for PLN 8.5 mln, stating that authorities neglected their duties by failing to take appropriate measures against heavy rainfall.

The plaintiffs include businessmen and farmers, some of whom state that they have lost as much as PLN 1 mln after their businesses and homes were destroyed.

“The Constitution guarantees the security of citizens. But over recent years, nothing has been done to help protect us from flooding. No embankments or storage reservoirs have been built,” says Zbigniew Rusak, a ...