heavy rains brought by Storm Boris have caused severe flooding in southwestern Poland particularly affecting the voivodeships of Dolnoslaskie the Council of Ministers declared a "state of natural disaster" for a period of 30 days in parts of the Lower Silesian the areas covered by this declaration include: In the Lower Silesian Voivodeship – the districts of Kamienna Góra Wałbrzyski and Ząbkowice and cities with the rights of the district of Wałbrzych and Jelenia Góra In the Opolskie Voivodeship – the districts of Głubczyce Nysa and Prudnik and the commune of Strzeleczki in the district of Krapkowice In the Silesian Voivodeship – the districts of Bielsko-Biała Pszczyna and Racibórz and the city with the rights of the Bielsko-Biała district The region experienced an extraordinary 400-500 mm of rainfall in just a few days with Storm Boris delivering a month's worth of precipitation in 24 hours This overwhelmed local rivers and reservoirs the Polish Red Cross (PRC) has been actively involved deploying teams and resources to the affected areas seven people have been confirmed dead due to the flooding The Prime Minister's Office reported that the disaster has directly affected 57,000 people with 6,544 residents evacuated as waters continue to rise with 11,502 residential buildings—both single-family homes and multi-unit structures—either flooded or damaged 6,033 agricultural and commercial buildings These numbers are expected to change as the situation evolves and further assessments are carried out The most vulnerable groups include older people and rural residents with limited access to resources and emergency services Evacuation is especially challenging for people with limited mobility due to the swift and unpredictable nature of the floods Children face heightened risks from disruptions to essential services like education Communities near rivers and in low-lying areas remain at greater risk of rapid flooding Southern Poland has experienced similar devastating floods in the past which caused widespread destruction and significant economic losses These events exposed the vulnerability of the region's infrastructure and many communities have struggled to fully recover before being affected again deepening the economic and social vulnerabilities of the population Soudal Quick-Step’s sprinter wasn’t far from the win on the 195.3km stage four In the first bunch sprint he took part in since June Tim Merlier showed encouraging signs for the next flat stages of the race finishing a solid fifth in Prudnik despite being boxed in several times in the last 500 meters victorious in a dozen races since the start of the season relied on a strong Soudal Quick-Step team to control things and deploy him in a good position going under the flamme rouge Thursday afternoon and proved that he had the legs to fight for another win After eventually finding some space on the right side of the road Tim put his fantastic sprint on display and eventually concluded just a wheel behind Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike) There will be another chance for Tim on Friday when another flat stage – this time starting and finishing in Katowice – awaits the peloton at this 27th World Tour stop of the season Photo credit: ©Dario Belingheri / Getty Images to know how many times a particular page is read We only use this information to improve the content of our website These cookies are only placed after you have given your consent which claims to be the world’s only underground trout producer has announced plans to become one of northwest Russia’s leading aquaculture players within the next few years is located in the Verkhnetulomsky district of the Murmansk region It is sited under the Verkhnetulomskaya power station the most powerful hydroelectric power plant in the region The farm is 50 metres under the Verkhnetulomskoe reservoir commented: "This is the only aquaculture enterprise in the Murmansk region that produces juvenile trout for on-growing and the world’s only [aquaculture farm] located underground” The farm was established on the site of a former fish pass which was built during the construction of the Verkhnetulomskaya power station at the beginning of the 1960s with the aim to allow spawning salmon to pass through it “The route for the wild salmon was blocked by the dam so they built a special elevator for the fish the pass was used by salmon for spawning only once In 1992 scientists and workers of the station decided to re-develop the pass into a fish farm According to analysts of the Russian TASS business paper most of the equipment for its needs was supplied and installed by Atri Enterprises the first of which is used as hatchery and is made up of 28 tanks each with a capacity of 7 cubic metres of water The annual production capacity is 1.5 million juveniles although there is the possibility to increase this in years to come commented: “The plant is currently operated on a full cycle basis when a whole cycle from the production of eggs to finished stocking material takes six months One of the main features of our production is that water does not need to be specially heated Cold water from the reservoir is mixed with warm water from the cooling system of the hydroelectric power plant which makes ideal conditions for producing juveniles” they are sorted and put in different tanks as Russia does not have its own production The plant works strictly in accordance with customers’ orders This year the hatchery aims to produce 1.3 million juveniles most of which will be supplied to Russian aquaculture producers in the Arkhangelsk According to representatives of the company customers usually purchase juveniles at 5-10 grams all the production processes at the farm are fully automated and are carried in accordance with all the existing standards for such activities in Russia which are a subject of regular checks from the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) The production complies with all ecological norms taking into account the status of Verkhnetulomskoe as one of the cleanest reservoirs in Russia the second part of the plant is used for adult trout and broodstock The water comes directly from the reservoir A female trout can produce up to 6,000 eggs per spawning season The broodstock are kept for no more than six years The annual rate of the renewal of the company’s broodstock is around 25-30 percent trout become more active and need more feed as soon as the water temperature reaches 6-7°C while spawning in nature usually takes place in the autumn the company can regulate these cycles in artificial conditions raising the temperature sharply prior the spawning period and reducing it during the period of maturation but this number may increase should plans to expand go ahead Eugene Gerden is an international freelance writer in the fields of pork production, fish and seafood, and can be reached at gerden.eug@gmail.com leaving seven dead and others missing15 September 2024SummaryCountries across Central and Eastern Europe are facing extreme flooding as Storm Boris wreaks havoc across the continent A firefighter has died during a flood rescue in Austria and people have drowned in Poland and Romania while several people are missing in the Czech Republic Tens of thousands of people are without power and many have been evacuated from badly hit areas to higher ground The Austrian province surrounding Vienna has been declared a disaster area with its leaders speaking of "an unprecedented extreme situation" Poland has said it will declare a state of natural disaster - giving the government greater powers to address the flooding Edited by Kathryn Armstrong with Rob Cameron reporting from the Czech Republic and Adam Easton and Sarah Rainsford in Poland We are wrapping up our live coverage now but here is a summary of the main points from today Thanks for joining us. You can read read more about the floods in Europe here, as well as an an explanation of why the weather is so severe here Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingWatch: Flooding clean-up begins in eastern Romaniapublished at 19:14 British Summer Time 15 September 202419:14 BST 15 September 2024This video can not be played Watch: Volunteers are armed with buckets in eastern Romania to clean-up after Storm Boris Volunteers are starting the clean-up in Romania's Galati region after flooding and torrential rain The country was hit by Storm Boris over the last few days and five people have been confirmed as dead in the region Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingWhere's been hit by the flooding?published at 18:54 British Summer Time 15 September 202418:54 BST 15 September 2024Some of the areas most badly affected appear to be clustered in central Europe around the border between Poland and the Czech Republic and towards the Austrian capital Vienna Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in the worst flooding there in almost three decades Hungary and south-east Germany are also affected and flood warnings remain in place for parts of the Danube Floodwaters have also caused severe damage in Romania which is further south-west in eastern Europe It all comes after days of torrential rain from Storm Boris Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingVillage that symbolised 1997 floods asks residents to evacuatepublished at 18:36 British Summer Time 15 September 202418:36 BST 15 September 2024Rob CameronReporting from the Czech Republic Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingMore on Poland's natural disaster declarationpublished at 18:15 British Summer Time 15 September 202418:15 BST 15 September 2024Adam EastonReporting from Poland Poland's prime minister has said his government will declare a state of natural disaster in response to the floods This reserve also includes items to help with transport and energy supplies Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingTusk says Poland will declare state of natural disasterpublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 15 September 202417:47 BST 15 September 2024BreakingAdam EastonReporting from Poland Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingResidents in south-west Poland told to leave homespublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 15 September 202417:45 BST 15 September 2024Adam EastonReporting from Poland Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingFlooding will get far worse for some over coming dayspublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 15 September 202417:29 BST 15 September 2024Chris FawkesBBC Weather presenter Storm Boris hits Central and Eastern Europe A huge amount of rain has already fallen in central Europe in the last few days About 435mm (17 inches) of rain has fallen at Jeseník in the Czech Republic in the last three days – this is extreme rainfall that has resulted in severe flooding There is more rain to come through Sunday night and Monday too with river levels continuing to rise The weather will improve from Tuesday with much drier conditions however it will take many days for this flood water to work down Europe’s river catchments – and that means for some communities the flooding will get far worse even after the rain has stopped falling Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing80% of town under water Czech mayor sayspublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 15 September 202417:16 BST 15 September 2024Rob CameronReporting from the Czech Republic As much as 80% of the Silesian town of Krnov is underwater according to the deputy mayor Miroslav Binar Binar told Czech Television's regional studios in Ostrava that his town was no longer capable of co-ordinating rescue work and was relying chiefly on the Moravian-Silesian regional authority for help Moravia-Silesia regional governor Josef Belica said that the army would be deployed to deliver drinking water as much of the town remained inaccessible even to the fire brigade Helicopters were being used to winch people needing medical attention to safety Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingWatch: Helicopter rescues as deadly floods hit Europepublished at 16:53 British Summer Time 15 September 202416:53 BST 15 September 2024This video can not be played Watch: This person was one of many rescued from the flooding Rescue and evacuation operations have been taking place across Europe today after Storm Boris deluged swathes of the continent with rain and flooding You can get an idea of the scale of the destruction and the challenge facing the emergency services from the footage that has been filmed of the flooding Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingWe're waiting to see if the army will help us - Czech residentpublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 15 September 202416:36 BST 15 September 2024Image source One Czech resident in the east of the country says he's on the "border where the water is not yet there" We've been hearing from residents affected by flooding in Lipova-Lazne One local resident says he's seen fridges floating on the water and children's shoes adding that the internet and telephones aren't working "Now we are waiting for who will show up whether the army will help us," he tells the Reuters news agency Another resident says he travelled to the area to see his family but says they are "cut off from the road so I unfortunately can't get to their home" Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPolish authorities focus efforts near Czech Republic borderpublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 15 September 202416:17 BST 15 September 2024Adam EastonReporting from Poland Up to 20cm (7.87 inches) of rainfall has fallen in the past 24 hours in places in four provinces in southern Poland The authorities are focusing their efforts however in two provinces next to the Czech border the Kłodzko county in Lower Silesia and east of there surrounding the town of Głuchołazy in Opole province the floodwater is as high as two metres (6.56 ft) deep in some parts There’s no longer running water in the taps and the gas supply may end in a few hours The military are using boats to evacuate people who have agreed to leave their homes taking refuge on the second and third floors of buildings Meanwhile the water in the town’s river is getting higher and higher swollen by the floodwater cascading down from the hillside town of Stronie Śląskie “Only the rescue operation remains,” Piszko said and “the supply of water and food to residents” Stronie Śląskie is cut off by land and military helicopters continue to evacuate its residents Video posted on X by the Polish Institute of Meteorology and Water Management showed an enormous wave of brown water destroying a house in the town the town’s mayor Paweł Szymkowicz told PAP Szymkowicz said residents who wished to be evacuated should make their way to the roof of their buildings and wave a white flag Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'We will not leave anyone to their own devices'- Polish PMpublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 15 September 202416:01 BST 15 September 2024Image source Donald Tusk spoke to the media earlier about the floods in Poland says he's ordered the country's minister of finance to "prepare funds for emergency aid and flood damage removal" In a post on X, external Tusk adds that he has asked the country's minister of defence to send additional forces to the "threatened areas" "We will not leave anyone to their own devices," he says Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingTown of Nysa in Poland braced for worse to comepublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 15 September 202415:54 BST 15 September 2024Sarah RainsfordReporting from near Prudnik in Poland Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingCzechs asked to cooperate with evacuation orderspublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 15 September 202415:29 BST 15 September 2024Rob CameronReporting from the Czech Republic While Czech Defence Minister Jana Cernochova said on X:, external "Please tell those fools who still haven't come to terms with the help we've sent to Ukraine that yes and shared a Czech Army video showing an air force helicopter being deployed in the floods more towns and villages in the Moravia and Silesia region have ordered evacuations Fire chief Vladimir Vlcek told Czech Television a total of 10,500 people had so far been evacuated while several hundred had been rescued by dinghy or helicopter Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingWhat's happened so far today?published at 15:07 British Summer Time 15 September 202415:07 BST 15 September 2024Image source Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingEveryone in this region worries what happens nextpublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 15 September 202414:49 BST 15 September 2024Sarah RainsfordBBC Eastern Europe Correspondent approaching the area of Poland that’s underwater the sun has been out and the roads are dry But reports from closer to the Czech border are increasingly worrying The mayor of Klodzko has announced that his town has now "lost the battle" against the floods The situation is described as "critical" has told the BBC her family live near the river and the town’s main bridge has been destroyed Caravan filmed floating down flooded road in Polish town She sent the video her family filmed of a caravan floating down the road Another shows chocolate brown water gushing past their home almost at the level of the wooden garden fence Kamila is not there herself but was in touch with relatives until their phone batteries died It’s not even possible to leave the house now They are waiting and hoping for evacuation by boat or helicopter,” she told us whose parents are from Jarnoltowek village tells us they’ve been evacuated – along with the whole village The floods have already spread as far as Nysa further north and further from the mountains have sent us pictures of water pouring into their basement Everyone in this region remembers the terrible floods of 1997 and worry about what more is to come Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'No-one knows when the water will recede - the next wave is still to come'published at 14:31 British Summer Time 15 September 202414:31 BST 15 September 2024Tereza TomanovaBBC News People in flood-hit areas of the southern Czech Republic are bracing themselves for more disruption as further rain is forecast Marek Joch lives in a small village called Lipov and tells the BBC these are the worst floods since 1997 "Lipov is currently closed from all sides "Everyone is trying to clean up as quickly as possible to prevent further large spills from the river how it will all look here and what the consequences will be "The forecast says it should rain for at least two more days A digger carries people through floodwater in Lipov in the south Moravia region of the Czech Republic Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'We're drowning,' says Polish mayorpublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 15 September 202414:16 BST 15 September 2024Adam EastonReporting from Poland As we reported earlier, water is cascading into towns after a bridge was destroyed in Sronie Slaskie Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingLower Austria declared a catastrophe zonepublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 15 September 202413:56 BST 15 September 2024Bethany BellBBC News You can read this article in 2 minutesBartosz Wawryszuk A heart of every beer lover shivered at the sight of hundreds of liters of beer spilled in the middle of the road dozens of overturned boxes and beer head on hot asphalt – these were the effects of the accident that occurred on Tuesday afternoon in Prudnik The Poviat Police Headquarters in Prudnik reported on its social media site that on Tuesday an improperly secured load fell from the truck during transport Hundreds of bottles containing beer were scattered making a roundabout blocked for several hours Such a situation is 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