Czech Republic the 15th of September 202 the highest flood alert have been declared in
38 different locations in Prague flood barriers have been raised embankments have been closed to
the public and the zoo has been closed on Friday morning A 1 ler thick steel gate was used to
close off the SoCal Devil's Canal or satova which runs through the city the gate is part of
a nationwide work of flood defenses and stalls to prevent a repeat of catastrophic damage caused
by flooding in 1997 and 2002 attention is focused this weekend on Central and Eastern parts of
the country especially North Moravia where 50 people lost their lives in 1997 the Jessi
mountains could receive some 400 MM over the next 3 days and that water will then Cascade
down the river Oda a in check and on towards Poland passing a number number of towns and
villages on the way we are in communication with the integrated rescue system and Regional
and municipal fire brigades and coordinate with other humanitarian organizations we will
adapt our support to the needs of the current situation we have many years of experience
with flood programs in 1997 2002 2006 2010 and 2013 as well as with operations after
the devastating tornado in maravia in 2012 21 in natural disasters usually in the first
weeks we provide urgent material assistance to affected households in coordination with
municipalities and crisis teams when the water aceds we map the needs in the affected
regions visit individual households and focus on helping particularly vulnerable groups such as
people without relatives without savings seniors or single parents we provide affected people
with psychosocial report and advise them on handling the necessary Administration and home
repairs we operate on site even years after the disaster until the residents of the flooded
areas return to normal life in the long term