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16 Sep. 2024

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Schnee in Österreich, Überschwemmungen in Polen, Tschechien und Rumänien: Welche Wetteränderungen hat Zyklon Boris in verschiedenen europäischen Ländern verursacht?

Q: Wo ist die schwierigste Situation in Europa mit Zyklon Boris?

Die Situation ist in der Tschechischen Republik und Rumänien am schwierigsten, da die Züge nach Ukraine aus der Tschechischen Republik und Polen abgesagt wurden. Jeden Tag informiert die Führung des Landes über neue Evakuierungs- und Rettungsaktionen.

Q: Welche Veränderungen der Wetterbedingungen hat der Zyklon in Asien verursacht?

Österreich erlebt großflächige Schneefälle und Lawinen. In einigen Regionen des Landes fallen täglich bis zu 20 cm Niederschlag. Momentan sind die Bedingungen in den Regionen Oberösterreich schwierig, aber der Zyklon wird voraussichtlich nach Niederösterreich ziehen.

Q: Wo in Polen ist während eines Sturms ein Damm gebrochen?

Am Abend des 16. September brach ein Damm in Strona Śląska, und Menschen wurden mit Hubschraubern aus der überfluteten Stadt evakuiert.

Q: Wo in der Tschechischen Republik ist die kritische Situation aufgrund des Zyklons?

Die Bedrohungsstufe ist für die Tschechische Republik am höchsten. Momentan droht das Ertrinken Siedlungen in den Regionen Jesenice und Opava.

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Inhaltsübersicht

What is currently known about abnormal weather conditions in Europe?
Czech Republic
Which international trains of Ukrzaliznytsia are delayed and which have been cancelled: new timetable?
Cyclone Boris has reached Odesa: what is known so far?

Schnee in Österreich, Überschwemmungen in Polen, Tschechien und Rumänien: Welche Wetteränderungen hat Zyklon Boris in verschiedenen europäischen Ländern verursacht?

In der vergangenen Woche wurde Europa von dem massiven Zyklon Boris getroffen. Überschwemmungen und Schneestürme betrafen Österreich, Polen, Tschechien, Rumänien und eine Reihe anderer Länder. Erfahren Sie, wie die Situation in Europa jetzt ist und wie die Ukraine der Unterstützung der EU beigetreten ist

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In recent days, Ukrainians have been experiencing fierce winds and heavy rains in some regions. This is a response to the storm cyclone Boris, which hit a number of European countries last week. The most difficult situation is in the Czech Republic and Romania, with trains to Ukraine from the Czech Republic and Poland cancelled. Every day, the country's authorities inform about new evacuation and rescue operations. Read the article to find out what the situation is like in Europe today.

What is currently known about abnormal weather conditions in Europe?

Austria

Austria is experiencing large-scale snowfalls and avalanches. In some regions of the country, up to 20 cm of precipitation falls per day. At the moment, conditions are difficult in the regions of Upper Austria, but the cyclone is expected to move to lower Austria. An avalanche occurred in Tyrol, when a group of 30 people was hiking in the mountains. At the moment, one person is missing, and on 15 September, one firefighter was reported killed during rescue operations. The Austrian authorities report an ‘unprecedented extreme situation’.

There are currently about 78,000 Ukrainian refugees in Austria. There are currently no injuries among them. Full information for forced migrants from Ukraine is available here.

Poland

Strong winds are typical for Poland. Near Radom, a tornado damaged the roofs of 20 residential and commercial buildings, fences and cars were also damaged. On 15 September, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed that there was one death from the floods in the Kłodzki Poviat. The worst flood situation is on the banks of the Nisa River. On the evening of 16 September, a dam burst in Strona Śląska, and people were evacuated from the submerged town by helicopter.

Please note! The border crossings between Poland and the Czech Republic in Holkovice and Markleovice Hurne are closed due to bad weather.

Czech Republic

The threat level is the highest in the Czech Republic. At the moment, settlements in the Jesenice and Opava regions are at risk of drowning. The mayor of Jesenice, Zdeněka Blištěňová, said that the priority is to evacuate people who did not manage to get to safe places in time. According to her, several houses in Jeseník are already under water.

The authorities of the Czech Republic report that several people are missing. At the moment, flood barriers have been lowered in Prague and evacuations continue.

The Czech energy company SEZ reports that about 51,000 households in the north of the country are without electricity.

As a reminder, starting from August this year, trains on the Ukraine-Poland route have been running according to a new schedule. For more information, please follow the link.

Romania

Thousands of houses have been destroyed in Romania, and 5 people have already died. 8 counties have been affected, with Galati being the most affected. About 5,000 houses have been damaged and 25,000 have lost power.

Which international trains of Ukrzaliznytsia are delayed and which have been cancelled: new timetable?

Due to the floods, some train services from the Czech Republic and Poland to Ukraine have been cancelled. The following information is currently available:

- The flight Vienna - Kyiv - Vienna is running as Budapest - Kyiv - Budapest;

- The Chop - Vienna flight using Hungarian Intercity coaches is limited to Budapest;

- Prague - Przemysl - Prague flights have been cancelled;

- The flight ‘Prague - Chop’ is being detoured and will arrive in Chop +2 hours ahead of schedule. From Chop - as scheduled.

- All trains between Ukraine and Warsaw, Chełm, Przemysl, Kosice, Budapest, and Záhony are running as usual.

‘Ukrzaliznytsia said that it will accept passengers with tickets for any flight of the same destination within the next day to any available seats without exchanging tickets.

For Ukrainians travelling to Poland and the Czech Republic, Ukrzaliznytsia recommends contacting the Czech or Polish railway operator (depending on the destination) to find out the current flight schedule.

Cyclone Boris has reached Odesa: what is known so far?

The large-scale downpour in Odesa on 15 September is a ‘greeting’ from the strong cyclone Boris that hit Europe a few days ago.

As a result of the downpour, several streets in Kyivskyi and Peresypskyi districts were flooded, and traffic was hampered on neighbouring streets: Heavenly Hundred and Akademika Glushko avenues, Chikalenko, Inglesi, Khimichna, Balkivska, Varnenska, Primorskaya, Tserkovna, Ataman Chepiga streets and Gazovyi lane. Emergency crews of the utility services are on duty here.

The area of Peresypskyi Bridge is in the flood zone.

Trams 12, 15 and 20 are currently suspended in Odesa.

At the moment, Odesa has been hit hardest by the cyclone, which has significantly affected its daily operations.You can readabout the peculiarities of its ‘life’ in 2024 in the material of Visit Ukraine.

Natalia Ptukha, a forecaster at the Ukrohydrometeorological Centre, says that most of her colleagues in Europe consider the weather to be abnormal and predict that Storm Boris will only calm down early next week. However, at the moment, the cyclone's intensity is already on the decline.

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gestellte Fragen

Wie heißt der Zyklon, der die Überschwemmungen in Europa verursacht hat?

In den letzten Tagen haben die Ukrainer in einigen Regionen heftige Winde und starke Regenfälle erlebt. Dies ist eine Reaktion auf den Sturmzyklon Boris, der letzte Woche eine Reihe europäischer Länder getroffen hat.

Wo ist die schwierigste Situation in Europa mit Zyklon Boris?

Welche Veränderungen der Wetterbedingungen hat der Zyklon in Asien verursacht?

Wo in Polen ist während eines Sturms ein Damm gebrochen?

Wo in der Tschechischen Republik ist die kritische Situation aufgrund des Zyklons?