The president of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, promises ten billion euros to repair the damage caused by storm Boris.
Fake news also abounds in the floods caused by storm Boris, which hit Central Europe. In Poland, rescue authorities and the prime minister Donald Tusk have warned citizens against disinformation.
According to the news agency Reuters, the Polish internal security agency ABW arrested a man wearing a military uniform in Wroclaw who had falsely warned residents about blowing up flood levees.
The man’s claims were not true.
Poland receives half of the EU’s flood aid
The floods have caused widespread destruction in Central and Eastern Europe since the end of last week. At least 24 people have died in the accidents.
Head of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen visited Wroclaw, Poland, yesterday Thursday. In addition to Prime Minister Tusk, who hosted the visit, colleagues from the neighboring Czech Republic participated in the meeting Petr Fialaof Slovakia Robert Fico and Austria Karl Nehammer.
Von der Leyen promised ten billion euros to repair the damage. The aid funds come from the Union’s cohesion and solidarity funds. Poland gets half of the amount.
Repairs are needed on buildings, and the road and rail network also needs to be renovated. The electricity network and water supply have been damaged in some places.
Regional elections are held in the Czech Republic at the end of the week. In order for the vote to be successful, the damaged communication connections must be repaired quickly.
The worst flood in two decades
In northern Italy, the rivers in the Emilia-Romagna region flooded for the second time in a year.
The water level of the Danube is also rising. The flood is expected to reach Budapest, the capital of Hungary, at the end of the week.
AFP, Reuters