Zuzana Kublova wades through her flooded family home An aerial view of a flooded neighbourhood in Bohumin Residents paddle through a flooded street in Bohumin Zuzana Kublova inspects damage inside her flooded family home Radek Dan carries his dog through his flooded neighbourhood in Bohumin A resident carries his bicycle as others paddle through a flooded street in Bohumin Firemen deliver aid to residents whose homes are flooded in Bohumin A resident paddles through a flooded street in Bohumin Residents push their bicycles as others paddle through a flooded street in Bohumin Czech Republic (AP) — Torrential rains have gone flooding waters have been receding and the sun was shining again in the Czech town of Bohumin But Zuzana Kublova was not in a mood to enjoy it she stepped down to face a scene of destruction so all of us seven people and two dogs have to live together on the first floor without electricity and water,” Kublova told The Associated Press on Tuesday “And don’t even ask how we go to the toilet,” she said something that had happened to us two or three times in the past.” The town was submerged by a flood wave brought by the Oder River that was fueled by record rains in northeast Czech Republic in recent days Bohumin was submerged because it’s among the places that still don’t have an adequate protection against repeated flooding in this part of the country Krnov and parts of the nearby regional capital of Ostrava which many compared to “the flood of the century” in 1997 Authorities estimated the damage was in the billions of euros (dollars) in one region alone The Czech government approved the deployment of 2,000 troops to join firefighters and others to help with clean-up and recovery efforts resettling again,” Kublova said after inspecting the ground floor Three Czechs were among at least 16 people who have been reported killed in the floods Associated Press writer Karel Janicek in Prague contributed to this report Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker President Petr Pavel today arrived in Bohumin in the Moravia-Silesia Region town hall spokeswoman Jana Koncitkova told CTK Bohumin was severely hit by floods over the weekend and is partially without electricity supplies.  a part of the town that was particularly heavily damaged Pavel’s spokesman Vojtech Seliga said the president had decided to visit the places affected by the floods “The president did not announce the trip in advance so as not to burden the rescue services that were intervening in the regions,” Seliga said he is travelling without an official escort but on the recommendation of the local mayors and municipalities he is touring the places affected by the floods mainly in Moravia and Silesia.”  Bohumin Mayor Petr Vicha (SOCDEM) said he had informed the president of the situation in the town They talked about alternative accommodation for flood-hit residents and especially about the problems with electricity A major part of the town is without power supplies due to the flooded distribution substation in Pudlov I am glad that the president is aware of the need to speed up the connection to the electricity grid as much as possible the president will also mention this at a crisis staff meeting,” Vicha said Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) and some of his ministers also visited the Moravia-Silesia Region on Tuesday they inspected some of the places damaged by the floods Advertise with us Privacy Policy Brno Daily is a Czech media outlet for expats Our partners Residents and workers cleared mud and rubble in the Czech Republic on Tuesday after exceptionally heavy rainfall pounded the region military helicopters joined rescuers on boats in efforts to transport people to safety Clean-up operations in the wake of devastating floods continued in Austria on Tuesday as water levels started to recede Soldiers fill and arrange sandbags to help strengthen the embankments and to prevent flooding near the city of Wroclaw An aerial picture taken with a drone shows the flooded resort village of Venek and the swollen Danube River near Gyor Residents use sandbags to strengthen the embankment of the Oder River on its way to Wroclaw A cyclist pushes his bicycle through a flooded street in Bohumin This handout photo provided by the Polish fire department shows firefighters removing piles of debris dumped in the streets by high flood wave that is passing through southwestern Poland Soldiers who help strengthen the embankments and to prevent floodings walk by sandbags near the city of Wroclaw People take photos of rising waters on the banks of the River Danube Geese stand on an outdoor table in a flooded neighbourhood in Ostrava A man riding a bicycle is reflected in water infiltrated through anti-flood barriers on the banks of the River Danube Heavy flooding has affected a large part of the region in recent days Around 20 deaths were reported in the flooding which followed heavy rainfall but the full human cost was still not clear government and military authorities vowed to crack down on perpetrators Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army said the military was deploying soldiers equipped with night vision and thermal imaging devices to support the police in areas where people had to leave for higher ground night and lack of electricity will no longer be your ally,” he tweeted late Monday Other places braced for the worst yet to come including two Central European gems: Budapest a city in southwestern Poland on the Oder River which boasts a Gothic cathedral and other historic landmarks Hungary deployed soldiers to reinforce barriers along the Danube as thousands of volunteers filled sandbags in dozens of riverside settlements which were expected to be breached by rising waters The lower half of the city’s iconic Margaret Island was also closed firefighters and soldiers worked through the night to reinforce river embankments with sandbags appealed for volunteers to fill sandbags on Tuesday morning “We and our animals will be extremely grateful for your help,” the zoo said Tusk’s government has declared a state of natural disaster across southern Poland residents spent the night fighting to save Nysa after the Nysa Klodzka River broke its banks the day before the elderly” came out to try to save their town from the rising waters forming a human chain that passed sandbags to the river bank “We simply … did everything we could,” Kolbiarz wrote on Facebook “This chain of people fighting for our Nysa was incredible authorities in Nysa said the city center had been saved from the flooding said the level of the Danube had peaked and would slowly decrease He said that mobile barriers had saved the historic center and there is relatively high damage in the city forests of Bratislava where many trees have perished,” Mrva told The Associated Press in an interview speaking next to the flooded banks of the Danube waters have been receding in the two hardest-hit northeast regions The government approved the deployment of 2,000 troops to help with clean-up efforts The damage is expected to reach billions of euros The Czech government also scrambled to help local authorities organize regional elections on Friday and Saturday as several schools and other buildings serving as polling stations were badly damaged a planned evacuation of some 1,000 in the town of Veseli nad Luznici could be postponed as the waters had not reached critical levels so far Associated Press journalists Justin Spike in Budapest PRAGUE (AP) — A bullet train collided with an engine in a train station in northeastern Czech Republic Monday Czech Railways said the accident took place early in the morning in the town of Bohumin shortly after the departure of the Pendolino train for Prague while four Czech Railways employees on the engine and one on the train were injured It was unclear whether the engine was moving at the time of the head-on crash said the high-speed train was on the wrong line at the time of the crash and the accident might have been caused by human error rewritten or redistributed without permission Sep 17 (CTK) - A man charged with starting a fire in a prefab housing estate in Bohumín that killed 11 people last year has accepted the state attorney's offer of a life prison sentence a lawyer for the injured party told reporters during court proceedings today The 55-year-old defendant confessed to all acts in the indictment including murder and endangering public safety A court will confirm the plea bargain between the defendant and state attorney The proceedings at the Regional Court in Ostrava continue behind closed doors Some relatives of the victims of the arson in Bohumín in August 2020 previously opposed a plea bargain They claimed that the defendant should be brought to court and face a trial Only a few of those among the injured parties appeared in the court building today The others were represented by their defense lawyers Kausta said his clients had estimated their financial demands at millions of crowns and considered only life sentence an acceptable punishment for the crime an attorney representing another group of injured parties also said his clients demanded life imprisonment and that they disagreed with concluding the plea agreement Parobek also said he didn't anticipate that the victims would be compensated for financial demands for psychological and material damage due to the probable length of the sentence perished in the fire that broke out on the eleventh-floor flat of a prefab apartment building on the afternoon of August 8 A family dispute was the apparent motive of the arson attack The attacker could not cope with the fact that his wife had left him and moved to the flat where her son The attacker poured petrol on the door of the flat and set it on fire There were 15 people in the flat at the critical moment and his mother as well as another two children invited to the party Five individuals died after jumping out of the windows in an attempt 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Authorities say the driver was killed in the crash near the eastern Czech town of Bohumín The collision occurred early in the morning after a lorry drove on to a protected crossing Policemen and railway inspectorate staff work at the scene of a train crash where a fast train collided with a truck at a level crossing in Dolni Lutyne near Karvina A fast train collided with a truck in eastern Czech Republic on Wednesday killing one person and injuring at least 19 people The accident occurred early in the morning when a fast train heading for Prague hit a truck at a crossing near the town of Bohumin PRAGUE (AP) — A fast train collided with a truck in eastern Czech Republic on Wednesday The Czech Railways said the driver of the train was killed and that the injured have been transported to nearby hospitals with no life threatening injuries Police said there were 60 people onboard the train at the time of the crash It was not immediately clear why the truck was on the tracks Authorities said an investigation was underway into the cause of the crash Aug 10 (CTK) – Four of the ten people injured in Saturday’s fatal fire in a prefab house in Bohumín are still being hospitalized and two of them are in very serious condition Ostrava Teaching Hospital spokeswoman Petra Petlachova told CTK today The fire in a flat on the 11th floor was probably set deliberately The police have arrested one man in this connection “The condition of the patients remains unchanged Two are staying at the intensive care unit in a very severe condition One has been connected to a ventilator,” Petlachova said The injuries of the other two patients are less serious They stay at a common hospital ward,” Petlachova said but added that neither of them is to be released to home care in the hours to come Internal family discords are most probably behind the fire Bohumin Deputy Mayor Igor Bruzl said on Sunday whose family turned up to pick up their effects today “We know the people hit by the tragedy,” he said They were a three-member family with a boy aged about eight also attended by children of the neighbours from a lower floor The boys enjoyed playing together now and then and another five after jumping from the flat’s windows in an attempt to escape from the fire including two firefighters and one police officer The driver of a Pendolino train that crashed near the Czech and Polish border in June 2022 had an amount of alcohol in his blood corresponding to moderate drunkenness He did not take a breath test before starting his shift The failure to test the driver was found to be a contributing factor to the accident and four workers on the cargo train that was hit and one railway worker on the Pendolino had minor injuries None of the 16 passengers on the Pendolino were hurt The Railway Inspectorate completed its investigation into the accident between a high-speed Pendolino train and a freight train that occurred last June 27 in Bohumín Czech Railways (ČD) decided not to repair the damaged Pendolino unit and instead use it for spare parts The accident occurred on June 27 The driver started the train without a departure signal and the collision with the stationary freight locomotive happened less than a minute after that The Pendolino was traveling at a speed of 57 km/h at the time consumed alcohol and was in “a state of moderate intoxication.” This condition results in a clear decrease in attention and a significant slowing down of physical performance While the Pendolino was usually ready to depart at 4:30 a.m. it did not appear at the platform until 4:57 a.m. two minutes before the regular train departure time A train engineer in Bohumín testified that the deceased train driver had a history of being late Staff who worked with him in Prague said that he seemed to be conscientious the Pendolino did not brake before the collision which was confirmed by the data recorded by the registration speedometer The report drew attention to the fundamental misconduct of the Czech Railways as well which has an internal directive that if the train driver gets on board late he must take a breath test for the presence of alcohol ČD only discovered the Pendolino train driver's late start based on a notification from the Railway Administration dispatcher at 4:47 a.m The railway inspection also addressed the conditions at the boarding house in Bohumín Train drivers often criticize the state of the dormitory The internal facilities did not meet current accommodation standards They drew attention to the high temperature in the room but it was only after this event that ČD equipped the room with mobile air conditioning There's good news for those hoping for a seaside getaway this summer: Czech Railways announced today it is now selling tickets for night-time trains to north Poland Trains will run from Bohumín – to the east of Czechia very close to the Polish border – to Gdańsk in north Poland and other small towns in the coastal area. Travelers can also reach the sea resorts of Hel and Leba Night trains to Gdańsk will depart from Bohumín daily One of the services – departing at 7:14 p.m does not. For those who’d prefer to travel during the day a service that departs Bohumín at around 9:30 a.m carrier FlixBus will run a daily service from Florenc Bus Station to Gdańsk – the total journey time is considerably longer FlixBus also offers connections from Prague to north Poland According to FlixBus spokesperson Tomáš Beránek interest in touristic trips to Poland from Czechia has recently increased due to the fact that Croatia – Czechs’ typical choice of coastal holiday – has become markedly more expensive and Poland offers a more affordable option The Czech Republic was hit by wide-scale flooding across the country this weekend with the most severe conditions seen in the Moravia-Silesia Region and the north of the Olomouc Region Large-scale evacuations were required in Krnov 100-year peak flows were observed; thousands of residents had to leave their homes and some villages were completely cut off from the outside world due to flooded roads The Katerinky housing estate in Opava was inundated when the river overflowed Firefighters were using boats to rescue people who had not yet left The mountain village of Mala Upa in the eastern Krkonoše was inaccessible due to landslides Extreme flood emergencies were declared for two places in South Moravia and water was overflowing from the Husinec and Rimov reservoirs in South Bohemia Around 260,000 households in the country were without power on Sunday morning due to the bad weather with hundreds of faults reported on high-voltage lines around half of these had been reconnected; the majority of those still without power were in the Moravia-Silesia Region (76,000 households) and the Olomouc Region (29,000) There was also widespread disruption on roads and railways with transport operators urging their passengers to postpone their journeys if possible Firefighters in the Olomouc Region had evacuated about 1,900 residents as of yesterday afternoon and had to use boats in some rescue operations The inhabitants of Bohuslavice and Lestina in the Sumperk area were evacuated overnight on Saturday due to flooding on the Morava River Several hundred inhabitants of Ceska Ves in Jesenice and neighbouring Pisecna also had to leave their homes many residents refused the evacuation order leaving hundreds of people in flooded houses a town of 23,000 people in the foothills of the Jeseniky mountains was completely cut off from the outside world Regional Governor Josef Belica told CTK that the region and the fire service had sent an aid convoy to the town with food and drinking water brought by Tatra trucks that can drive through deep water we are ready to evacuate the entire town,” the governor added Krnov’s Deputy Mayor Miroslav Binar (ANO) estimated that 70-80% of the town was under water and the situation was much more serious than previous devastating floods in 1997 He said water was approaching the designated evacuation centres which would themselves have to be evacuated adding that the city could no longer effectively help its residents part of the D55 motorway in the Zlin Region was closed due to flooding on Sunday morning The D1 motorway was impassable at Bohumin in the Karvina area and was already closed around Ostrava by Saturday night Dozens of sections of railways were closed around the country where railway transport was almost paralysed At a press conference yesterday following a meeting of the Central Flood Commission Prime Minister Petr Fiala and Interior Minister Vit Rakusan asked citizens to heed calls to evacuate during the current floods; Fiala told CNN Prima News later that the situation should not be underestimated a helicopter was rescuing people who had refused to evacuate from rooftops and attics He appealed for the public to be reasonable and not cause unnecessary work for firefighters and emergency rescue services He said that a precautionary evacuation is better than people needing the help of a rescue helicopter in bad weather conditions as there was a great demand for emergency services in many parts of the country He said the same applied to those attempting to enjoy the stormy waters by engaging in leisure activities such as paddleboarding Firefighters and police officers rescued a man from the Vltava River in Prague yesterday who wanted to swim in the swollen river.  Environment Minister Petr Hladik (KDU-CSL) said that four people were missing and three in the Jeseniky area who were unaccounted for after their vehicle was washed into a waterway The Central Flood Commission has asked citizens who want to show solidarity with the affected areas to direct any material donations through the Czech Federation of Food Banks The firefighters currently do not have the capacity to coordinate aid According to Agriculture Minister Marek Vyborny (KDU-CSL) bottled drinking water is starting to run out in the affected areas villages along the Velička River around Hodonín were partially flooded there was also serious flooding of roads and properties at Podhradí nad Dyjí near Znojmo Antonín Tůma from Povodí Morava said that the heavy rainfall in Austria and in the Dyje basin causing sharp rises in water levels in the tributaries of the Vranovská Dam Grolich noted that precipitation in the vicinity of the Vranovská dam was almost twice that predicted by meteorologists on Saturday morning Water managers will gradually increase the outflow from the Vranovská dam to 150 and then up to 220 cubic metres of water per second According to estimates from the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (ČHMÚ) Veselí nad Moravou and Břeclav will start receding only on Thursday firefighters are building preventive barriers in Veselí na Moravou and strengthening the dam of the river Svratka in Vojkovice (Židlochovice) According to Povodí Morava’s estimates and outflow from the reservoir will therefore increase to around 90 m 3/s which could cause minor overflows into gardens in Jundrov The Svratka river in Židlochovice was declared to be at the third level of risk the river could rise to a maximum height of 530 centimetres the river should have reached its peak yesterday morning Rajhradice and Opatovice were the main settlements at risk Anti-flood bags were produced by firefighters and volunteers at the Brno Exhibition Grounds more anti-flood bags were made than needed then shared with other municipalities in South Moravia according to the forecast of meteorologists rain will continue in the south of Moravia “It doesn’t look 50 millimetres anymore but it could be up to 30 millimetres,” added Grolich the area is completely saturated and even minor rainfall could bring us problems We must also be prepared for the fact that a large amount of water will flow from Jeseníky into the Morava River a large amount will flow from Bečva.” police officers had to rescue a 36-year-old man who fell into the Svitava river at Mlýnské nábřeží when the river’s bank suddenly gave way GM Akash G and FM Stanislaw Zylka (POL) scored 7/9 each at 6th Bohumín Open A (≥1900) 2023 It became the deciding factor for him to win the tournament IM Jakub Pulpan (CZE) and FM Iwo Godzwon (POL) scored 6.5/9 each They were placed third to fifth respectively according to tie-breaks The total prize fund of the tournament was 61000 CZK 10000 and 8000 CZK. This is Akash's first tournament triumph of the year His also first tournament victory since he won the Prague International Chess Festival back in February 2020 Akash also secured second place in the 14th Ivana Jankovce Memorial Blitz Rating Open by scoring 10/13 IM Piotr Piesik (POL) won the Blitz event scoring 10.5/13 Akash finished strong by scoring a fine victory in the final round using a queen sacrifice GM Akash G (2461) is asking a difficult question to his opponent IM Piotr Nguyen (POL White is threatening to push his c5-passed pawn, Black's rook is threatened and now its supporting piece queen is also under attack Black moved his queen to e4 and it was over for him 40...Qe4 41.c6 Qxe5 42.Rf3 Re4 43.Qxe5 Rxe5 44.Rc3 the c-pawn is unstoppable Akash bounced back strong from a loss in the previous round against FM Iwo Godzwon (POL This win once again put him back in the sole lead 5 IMs and a WIM took part in the Open A (>1900) section. There were 108 players in the Open B (≤2000) section The 13-round Blitz event witnessed the participation of 95 players Players from eight countries across the world took part in various sections The nine-day nine-round Swiss League Rating tournaments were organized by ŠŠ Bohumín a SK Slavia Orlová The Blitz Rating tournament was organized by SK Slavia Orlová All three events took place at Bospor Sports Hall Czech Republic from 1st to 9th July 2023 The Blitz event took place on Sunday 2nd July The time control of the Classical tournaments were 40 moves in 90 minutes + 15 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move 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Subscribe now and stay update with our awesome video content.  A Czech engine driver died when a Pendolino train going to Prague crashed with a moving switch engine in Bohumín near the Polish border this early morning A stewardess from the Pendolino train personnel suffered a light injury Four CD Cargo workers on the switch engine also had injuries including a concussion There were 16 passengers on the Pendolino and none of them were injured The Czech Railway Administration said on Twitter that the circumstances of the crash are being investigated Dnes ráno doÅ¡lo v BohumínÄ› k mimořádné události pÅ™i které se jednotka Pendolino srazila s posunovým dílem S politováním musíme informovat že podle pÅ™edběžných zpráv zemÅ™ela pÅ™i nehodÄ› jedna osoba a další byla zranÄ›na Okolnosti události jsou nyní pÅ™edmÄ›tem vyÅ¡etÅ™ování Phone company T-Mobile struggled with extensive outages of its services on Sunday. Customers had problems with mobile data and calls, they could not call the customer line, get to the company's website, or run the My T-Mobile application. At night, the company announced that it was facing a cyber attack. It has resumed operations of basic services and continues to address issues with the My T-Mobile application and internal systems Dozens of Czechs got stuck in Barcelona over the weekend, news server iDnes.cz reports Low-cost carrier Eurowings canceled their flight on Friday without explanation Passengers eventually had to make their own arrangements to get back to Prague The search for alternative connections was complicated by a strike in France and some people could not get back until Monday morning Most parties in the governing coalition support the introduction of a special tax for energy companies that produce electricity from coal and nuclear power according to the findings of the Czech Television. The reason is soaring energy prices and rapidly rising profits of energy companies. In the first quarter of this year alone the largest Czech electricity-producing company from less than CZK 8.5 billion to more than CZK 26.5 billion.  who was sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II died in the Hagibor social care home in Prague on Tuesday at the age of 100 years bestowed on her by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the German Embassy in Prague two years ago for her contribution to the reconciliation between Czechs and Germans and for conveying her memories to the young generation Czech tennis star Petra Kvitová won the Eastbourne International tournament on Saturday defeating Latvia's Jeļena Ostapenko in dominant fashion 6-3 The victory represents Kvitová's 29th career title and first since winning the Qatar Open in Doha last March "I'm glad it worked out and we finally have a trophy from this season," Kvitová told reporters after the win who also plays doubles in addition to singles." Kvitová will next face Italy's Jasmine Paolini on Tuesday at Wimbedon seeking her third career title at the prestigious tournament The Czech Hydrometeorogical Institute has issued a low-level warning for high temperatures for most of the Czech Republic tomorrow Temperatures are expected to exceed 31 degrees Celsius; the warning is valid in Prague and most other areas of the country from Monday at 11:00 a.m Those in affected areas are advised to limit outdoor activity tomorrow afternoon and avoid leaving children or pets in direct sunlight In addition to the warning for high temperatures a low-level fire warning has also been issued in most areas of Moravia from 11:00 tomorrow until further notice 26.06.2022 v 10:59 vystraha CHMU: Vysoke teploty, Nebezpeci pozaru. Od 27.06. 11:00 do odvolani. CZ. Vice na https://t.co/7Dw6hC7ZUL Shopping centers in the Czech Republic have begun to promote summer sales with discounts traditionally lasting through mid-August According to Fashion Arena Prague Outlet director Lenka Čapková sales have launched with advertised discounts of up to 50 off and they will gradually rise to up to 80 percent off Interest in sales is predicted to be greater than last year according to a survey conducted by ČTK with shoppers expected to be on the lookout for discounts in the wake of high inflation year-on-year inflation rose 16 percent in May with clothing prices up a whopping 22 percent A day of remembrance for victims of the communist regime falls on June 27th in the Czech Republic with reverential events taking place across the Czech Republic an event organized by the Association of Former Political Prisoners took place in the Ďáblice Cemetery a ceremony will take place at the Basilica of St former National Security Corps staff guard Jan Buchal and historian Záviš Kalandra were executed by the communist regime following a show trial Their remains are believed to have ended up in a mass grave at Prague's Motol Cemetery A museum dedicated to Alice Garrigue Masaryk the daughter of Czechoslovakia's first president Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk has opened to visitors this weekend in Lány The museum is also dedicated to the history of the Czech Red Cross Lány is the location of the Czech Republic's Presidential Chateau where current President Miloš Zeman has resided for much of the past years The new museum is in the same house that Alice Garrigue Masaryk had the Czech Red Cross build during the First Republic; it operated as a counseling center for mothers with children for more than 60 years An exhibition currently presented at the museum features furniture that once belonged to Masaryk as well as historic equipment from the center Firefighters in Prague responded to more than 60 incidents related to last night's heavy thunderstorms Most of the incidents were related to flooding in basements and fallen trees No injuries or evacuations were reported due to the storms According to the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute more than 100 millimeters of rain fell in Prague and other areas of Bohemia over the past 24 hours resulting in elevated water levels in smaller streams and rivers in the area A flash flood warning was issued for Prague and areas in Central and Southern Bohemia on Saturday morning V souvislosti se silnou bouÅ™kou a vydaným deÅ¡tÄ›m zasahujeme u nÄ›kolika událostí (7 případů do 22:50 hodin).Jedná se o zatopené sklepy a spadlé vÄ›tve. #bouÅ™ka pic.twitter.com/0syOE9en5B Afaf Gabelotaud, Deputy Mayor of Paris, passed a baton to Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib outside of City Hall on Friday as a symbolic gesture ahead of France passing the EU presidency to the Czech Republic on July 1. This weekend and coming week, a number of events in Prague will mark the occasion Gabelotaud said that Europe must act as a superpower and guarantor of peace and stability during the current extraordinary events Hřib said Prague can learn from Paris in the spheres of sustainability Prague and Paris have been cooperating since 1997 Just two days before the start of this year's Wimbledon tournament Czech tennis star Petra Kvitová will play for the title at Eastbourne International Kvitová will face defending champion and 2017 French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko from Latvia; their match begins at 1:30 p.m will play in her first final since last March a record which includes victories at Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014 Kvitová will kick off this year's Wimbledon tournament against Italy's Jasmine Paolini on Tuesday A commemorative plaque to composer Pavel Haas has been installed at his final address on Brno's Havlíčková street Haas was transported by Nazis to the Theresienstadt Ghetto in December of 1941 and ultimately killed in a gas chamber in Auschwitz in 1944 at the age of 45 was commissioned by the current owners of the building and was the brother of famed actor and director Hugo Haas Hugo managed to flee Czechoslovakia and became a character actor in Hollywood during the 1940s 21 June 1899 | Czech Jewish composer Pavel Haas was born. Student of LeoÅ¡ Janáček. Among his notable works are songs cycles & string quartets. In 1941 he was imprisoned in #Theresienstadt Ghetto where he also composed. pic.twitter.com/clfYP1lCJf Former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has the highest number of outright supporters heading into the next presidential election but he would be defeated by General Petr Pavel in the second round of the election according to a new STEM/MARK poll carried out in June Among likely candidates for the next presidential election which will take place no later than January of next year Babiš has the support of 20 percent of voters while Pavel has the support of 16 percent In the second round of an election between these candidates Pavel would take 49 percent of the vote and Babiš 32 percent The train will officially launch from June 11 with travel between Graz in Austria and Přemyšl in southeastern Poland the train will run between Břeclav in South Moravia and Bohumín in Moravia-Silesia Tickets for the journey are now available for purchase through the Czech Railways e-shop A ride between the Czech locations in Břeclav and Bohumín currently runs from CZK 421 in the first-class cabin; according to available information some of the panoramic cars should also be utilized as second-class cabins The unique train cars were purchased by Swiss Federal Railways in the early 1990s and ran as first-class cabins throughout locations in Switzerland and neighboring countries on the Gotthard Panorama Express line The cars include partially panoramic windows that extend up into the ceiling which allow more light to enter the train and provide for some unique sightseeing opportunities "Swiss Federal Railways bought them for attractive travel through Switzerland or in the Rhine Valley from Switzerland to northern Europe," says Petr Šťáhlavský "They also traveled on connections to Nice or Vienna and since 2016 they have been traveling to Graz Swiss Federal Railways bought 12 of them in 1991/1992." the new panoramic train cars will run as part of the EC 104 line The Swiss trains were originally unveiled by Czech Railways last year during the Connecting Europe Express event which highlighted sustainable and environmentally friendly train travel The new trains will also mark the first time in more than two decades that a Swiss train has ridden on Czech railways Swiss trains were last deployed in the country on the EC Albert Einstein line which ran between Prague and Zurich until it was disbanded in 2001 České dráhy and the Siemens – Škoda manufacturing consortium have reached another milestone in the production and commissioning of the ComfortJet units The first two complete nine-car ComfortJet units have been put into trial operation with passengers the first passengers could ride on the board of a complete ComfortJet trainset consisting of nine carriages including a new dining car and a first-class control car This is an important milestone for both us and the manufacturer in putting twenty ComfortJets into their regular service the new trains will also be heading to Germany Austria and Hungary in their complete configuration still this year,” says Michal Krapinec Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director General of České dráhy two nine-car ComfortJet units are available and will be deployed on the IC 517 Ostravan Praha hl.n (19:31) – Bohumín (22:50) and IC 510 Ostravan Bohumín (9:01) – Praha hl.n After the completion of the reconfiguration of other units to nine-car trainsets the trial operation with passengers will be extended also to the IC 512 / 515 Ostravan services which run during the closure on the railway line 178 in the Bohumín (07:01) – Planá u Mariánských Lázní (12:50/15:08) – Bohumín (20:50) section The units are currently operating in a pull-mode without controlling from the control car but passengers will already have all services available on the board This will offer a similar range of meals and drinks to those offered by the JLV service company on the board of railjet trains during this phase of the trial operation After the takeover of the other nine-car CommfortJet units their operation will be gradually extended during 2025 also to services from Prague to Berlin České dráhy ordered twenty non-traction units marked with the ComfortJet trade name from the Siemens - Škoda consortium The final trainset has nine carriages and offers 555 seats Another 18 seats are situated in the restaurant compartment The train is approximately 237 metres long and is designed for a maximum speed of 230 km/h It will operate with Siemens Vectron locomotives Passengers on the board of the most modern train on our railway lines will find there all modern services associated with rail travelling places for wheelchair users and families with children special windows allowing easy passage of mobile phone signals 230 V 50 Hz power supply sockets and USB ports for charging travel electronics and many other benefits and services The trains will be deployed on train services from Prague via Ústí nad Labem to Germany and via Pardubice and Brno to Austria PAGE PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING NOTICE CAREFULLY BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER TO CLICK ON THE "CONTINUE" BUTTON BELOW TO VIEW THE INFORMATION ON THIS WEB PAGE The information furnished on the following web pages contains information intended only for persons that are neither resident nor currently located in any jurisdiction where the distribution of such information is prohibited or restricted please select the "Continue" button below to view the information on the following web pages only if you are neither resident nor currently located in the United States Japan or any other jurisdiction where distribution of the information on this website is prohibited or restricted you represent and warrant that: (i) you are neither resident nor currently located in the United States Japan or any other jurisdiction where distribution of the information on this website is prohibited or restricted; (ii) you agree that you will not transmit or otherwise send any information contained in this web site to any person resident in the United States Japan or any other jurisdiction where distribution of the information on this website is prohibited or restricted; (iii) it is lawful for you to receive a copy of the information contained on this website; and (iv) you have read understand and agree to comply with all of the restrictions set forth below The information on the following web pages is intended solely to provide background information on České dráhy an offer to sell or issue or the solicitation of an offer to buy or acquire release or distribution in the United States or to US persons (within the meaning of Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act")) have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction in the United States pledged or otherwise transferred except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable state securities laws Neither the information on the following web pages nor any copy of any of it may be taken or transmitted into the United States Australia or Japan or to any resident thereof The information on the following web pages is current only as of its date and shall not create any implication that the information contained therein is correct as of any time subsequent to the date thereof or that there has been no change in the financial condition or affairs of České dráhy This document may be updated from time to time and there is no undertaking by České dráhy to post any such amendments or supplements on this website does not accept any responsibility for any contravention of applicable securities laws and regulations by individuals as a result of false information provided by such individuals A panoramic train car from Swiss Federal Railways began operation today on the railway line between Břeclav and Bohumín The car is part of the Porta Moravica line that will regularly travel from Graz in Austria the panoramic car offers passengers significantly enhanced views compared to ordinary train cars The cars rode for 30 years in Switzerland and neighboring countries most recently as part of the Gotthard Panorama Express The panoramic car was positioned as the third car from the end of the train and arrived in Břeclav shortly after 9:00 a.m The train reached Bohumín shortly after 11:00 a.m The majority of seats in the panoramic car were full this morning, according to Czech News agency and occupied by both foreign travelers and Czech train enthusiasts.  the panoramic car's elevated floor allows passengers to have slightly better views The departure from Břeclav in South Moravia takes place daily at 9:10 a.m The panoramic car is exclusively available for first-class passengers and it is advisable to reserve a seat," notes Šťáhlavský "The price of a one-way Flexi basic ticket for first class from Břeclav to Ostrava main station is 433 crowns For a journey from Ostrava to Graz via the Semmering mountain railway the price of a one-way early ticket for the panoramic car starts at 1,181 crowns." Swiss Federal Railways originally purchased a total of 12 Apm61 Panorama cars back in 1991 The cars were specifically designed for travel through regions known for their scenic mountain landscapes and river valleys which included the installation of electrical sockets to accommodate portable travel electronics such as laptops and are capable of traveling at speeds of up to 200 kilometers per hour The Polish railway company PKP Intercity announced that a new overnight connection from Warsaw to Munich will be launched starting from December 10th. The route will pass through three countries. This is the first overnight connection with Germany in many years, according to lowcostavia.com.ua. Through agreements with the Austrian railway (ÖBB) and the German railway (DB) the route of the new Chopin train has been extended to Munich It is being offered as a convenient way to reach the Alps "In addition to the group of carriages traveling to Munich this train will also run from Warsaw to Prague with a group of carriages that will be switched in Bohumín and a group of carriages to Budapest will be switched in Brzecław," PKP Intercity announced The new route will include the following stations: the IC Chopin will travel along the route through Oswiecim and Czechowice-Dziedzice CA Immo exits non-core market Serbia with the sale of the 19,600 sqm office building Sava Business Center in Belgrade Both the sales price and the buyer are subject to confidentiality As the PBSA sector finally takes off in Poland it is now increasingly attracting international operators and investors Eurobuild CEE spoke to Xior's investment manager about why it has such confidence in the Polish market Residential developer Develia has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire all the shares in Bouygues Immobilier Polska the Polish subsidiary of Bouygues Immobilier ESA logistika has leased 15,000 sqm in Prologis Park Piotrków GLP has completed the development of its Wrocław V Logistics Centre and has received a BREEAM rating of Outstanding Panattoni has secured EUR 40 mln in financing from BNP Paribas for the development of Panattoni Park Sosnowiec IV Newgate Investment (NGI) and Redkom Development are developing a large retail park in Bydgoszcz Deutsche Hypo – NORD/LB Real Estate Finance has provided a five-year green loan to Olivia Seven for the refinancing of the Olivia Prime A office building in Gdańsk-Oliwa communications and security company Motorola Solutions has signed a five-year lease renewal 18,000 sqm at the Green Office complex in Kraków’s Podgórze district Falling interest rates and easing monetary policy across the eurozone and CEEi are boosting investor confidence in the region’s commercial real estate market reveals Colliers in its ‘Beyond Real Estate | Economy’ report Panattoni is to build the Panattoni Park Mainz Süd in Erbes-Büdesheim bei Alzey Axi Immo has presented its latest report “Warsaw Office Market – Q1 2025 The market opened in 2025 on a steady footing with a notable increase in leasing activity and a modest decline in vacancy landlords continue to focus on upgrading existing assets and prioritizing quality over quantity Convenience store chain Żabka has officially opened a new logistics centre in Kąty Wrocławskie The first stage of the development will serve 1,500 stores in the Wrocław area Romanian Post has leased over 5,000 sqm of logistics space in CTPark Bucharest to serve as its temporary regional courier and logistics hub for Bucharest JLL has announced the sale and leaseback of two properties by a manufacturing company in a deal worth over PLN 1 bln Warehouse developer CTP is adding 2,000 sqm to its Clubco coworking development in Brno pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has extended an investment facility to PineBridge Benson Elliot for the Diuna Office Park in Warsaw The hotel market in Bucharest continued its recovery in 2024 while the ADR has finally surpassed the milestone of EUR 100 Torus has announced its All.inn students’ residence concept that is soon to appear on ul which specialises in temperature-controlled goods is to enlarge its freezer warehouse in Radomsko by an additional 4,800 sqm it will be the company's largest distribution centre in Poland Footwear retailer Deichmann has prolonged its lease of 21,000 sqm in Prologis Park Wrocław III The company has been in the park since 2011 The grand opening of DPD's 18,000 sqm logistics hub at Segro Logistics Park Stryków took place on 14 April 2025 The courier company currently leases a total of more than 35,000 sqm across Segro's portfolio in Poland The largest Polish ice cube manufacturer has increased the space it leases at the MLP Pruszków II warehouse complex to 7,200 sqm an Oligocene well has been drilled to meet the tenant's needs Peakside Capital Advisors and Partners Group have laid the cornerstone for the City Point Okęcie logistics centre Panattoni has completed the expansion of Panattoni Park Koluszki in Central Poland and obtained an occupancy permit Axi Immo has presented its latest market analysis in the special publication "Central Poland Industrial Snapshot" the region recorded a historic high in industrial and logistics leasing activity A 15,300 sqm hi-tech production hall has opened in Debrecen developed by Panattoni Hungary and the OTP Real Estate Investment Fund a company that specialises in LED light therapy and pharmaceuticals distributor Avenier have both signed leases for space in CTPark Plzeň Kasárny Mito Light is to take up 556 sqm while Avenier has leased 588 sqm with the handover planned for the autumn of 2025 With warehouse and industrial stock of nearly 35 mln sqm Poland’s market has stabilised at a healthy 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Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu adopting the title of its property management product the construction of the Panattoni Park Unterfranken has officially started PRAGUE (Reuters) – A fire tore through an apartment building in northern Czech Republic on Saturday including three children and five others who jumped from the upper floors to escape the blaze broke out in the afternoon on the 11th floor of an apartment block and was the country’s deadliest fire in 30 years “There are three adults dead and three children in the apartment,” the head of the Moravian-Silesian fire brigade “Five people jumped out of the apartment but suffered injuries incompatible with life.” Firefighters extinguished the fire and investigators are now trying to determine what caused the deadly blaze in the city-owned apartment building Witnesses said they saw several people jumping out of the windows from the 11th floor and the city’s deputy mayor told iDNES.cz that arson could not be ruled out Powered by PageSuite