Across the country, firefighters are battling to deal with the weather front moving across Poland. Since midnight they have already responded to more than 4,000 call-outs to remove fallen trees, secure damaged roofs and pump water from flooded streets and buildings, the State Fire Service reported at 10:00 on Saturday.
Due to the forecast weather conditions, 12 scout camps have also been evacuated as a precaution. "Participants and staff have been taken to permanent buildings" - Brigadier Karol Kroć from the State Fire Service told the Polish Press Agency. He stressed that so far there have been no reports of injuries.
By midnight, eight camps had been evacuated: one each in Lower Silesia and Małopolska, two in Mazovia, two in Wielkopolska and two in Warmia and Masuria. After midnight a further four camps had to be evacuated in Łódź Voivodeship.
Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said that, in view of the strong gales and the meteorological situation, the Territorial Defence Forces remain on heightened alert to support public administration and emergency services in dealing with the effects of dangerous weather phenomena.
Most flooding in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
