UPDATED: September 15
13.00
- The Mayor of Gliwice canceled the flood alarm for our city.
9:15
- Chrobrygo and Starokozielski parks are now partially accessible. Szwajcaria park remains completely closed.
- The Central and Linden Cemeteries have been opened.
8:30
- The water in Kłodnica is slowly falling, although its level is still very high. The current level is 262 cm. The wind has stopped.
- The situation in the city is slowly calming down. The services are focusing on removing the effects of rain and wind, cleaning up.
- If the weather improvement trend continues until 12 o’clock and the forecasts are optimistic, the president will cancel the flood alarm. This will only happen when the situation stabilizes permanently.
- Part of Akademicka Street is still flooded.
- Last night, the services – to date – have received over 100 reports, which mainly concerned flooding, flooded basements, flooded areas, broken branches and trees. Broken trees fell on two vehicles on Krzywoustego/Łużycka Street and on three cars on Ratowników Górniczych Street, no one was injured.
- The services are still in the field, reports are being accepted on an ongoing basis.
- The fire department is removing broken trees, branches and pumping out water. The unclogging of manholes and grates and cleaning work are ongoing without interruption.
- For safety reasons, the Wolf’s Hollow has been closed.
- The Central and Lipowy cemeteries as well as the following parks are still closed: Chrobrego, Starokozielski, Szwajcaria.
7:00
- Due to flooding, Akademicka Street was closed.
- The sun is shining over Gliwice!
1:40
- Maximum mobilization in the city. The mayor of Gliwice announced that the services in Gliwice are working in a state of heightened readiness, constantly patrolling the city. Manholes and grates are being systematically cleaned, more sandbags are being filled so that they can be delivered to places where they are needed, but also distributed to residents who come to collect them. She emphasized that the flood alarm will be canceled only when we are convinced that the situation is permanently stabilizing.
- Tomasz Koszela, who coordinates the work of crisis management in the city, informed that the crisis management team is working continuously. The work is carried out in such a way that the help for residents is provided by services, inspections, and guards – that is over 100 people who work non-stop so that the city is protected against flooding as best as possible.
- The State Fire Service reported that PSP and OSP firefighters are still operating in Gliwice, pumping water out of residential buildings, public utility buildings and floodwaters. They are adding sandbags to prevent water from getting onto properties.
1:30
- Firefighters, police officers, city guards and employees of city units and companies are working to remove the effects of heavy rain and strong wind.
- In the Kłodnica riverbed there is still 60-70 cm to the edge of the banks.
0:30
- Around midnight, Kłodnica exceeded the level of 230 cm, the alarm level is 220 cm. The water in the riverbed should remain at a level of 270-300 cm. The current flooding and underflows are the result of an overloaded storm sewer system.
- The services are constantly monitoring the city, intervening where necessary, prioritizing reports. That is why you can still hear the service cars moving with sirens on their way to the intervention.
- Flooded road sections are being marked on an ongoing basis, and crossings are reopened once they have been cleared.
- Where necessary, homes and public buildings are secured, and firefighters are pumping water out of basements.
- The animal shelter is secured and the animals have been moved to safer, higher locations.
- A strong wind is blowing, and broken branches and leaves are being constantly removed from the grates on sewage manholes and weirs.
- The Mayor of Gliwice once again toured the city, where services are constantly working.
UPDATED: September 14
- Wyczółkowskiego Street is now passable.
- Folwarczna Street is now passable.
- We are closing Switzerland Park.
- Due to the old trees, marshy terrain and windy weather, a decision was made to close the Central Cemetery and the Linden Cemetery.
- Flooded Folwarczna and Wyczółkowskiego streets.
- Akademicka Street has been drained and is now passable.
- Local flooding and overflows may occur due to an overloaded storm sewer system.
- The services’ activities are focused on protecting residential homes and public buildings.
- We are closing the road under the viaduct on Wyczółkowskiego.
- Słowackiego Street has been cleared.
- Due to soggy terrain and wind, we are closing Starokozielski Park.
- The Mayor of Gliwice announced a flood alert today, September 14, at 6:00 p.m. She obliged entities involved in flood protection activities in the city of Gliwice to take the necessary organizational and technical actions to minimize the threat to life, health or property and the threat to the environment.
- More than 100 people are constantly working in the city to unclog grates, manholes, pump out water and help the residents of Gliwice.
- The situation is critical in Ostropka – the services of the Water and Sewage Company are working there.
- More and more roads are being flooded and will be gradually closed by the police and ZDM.
- The flooded Chrobry Park was closed.
- Akademicka Street is impassable.
- Residents who need sandbags are asked to contact the District Crisis Management Centre, tel. 32/231-98-76 – the bags are issued by PWiK at ul. Rybicka 47, entrance from Żwirki i Wigury.
- We remind you that – in case of emergency – in case of threat or flooding, you should first call the emergency number 112, and the dispatchers will forward the report to the appropriate place. You can also contact the District Crisis Management Center for the City of Gliwice at the Gliwice Rescue Center by calling the 24-hour phone number 32/231-98-76
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Today at 12:00, under the chairmanship of the mayor of Gliwice Katarzyna Kuczyńska-Budka, a meeting of the District Crisis Management Team was held, during which the current situation related to heavy rainfall was discussed. Reports indicate that the situation in Gliwice, although dynamic, remains stable.
In the last 24 hours, the water level in the Kłodnica River has risen to 182 cm, with a safety level of 2.5 meters. As part of preventive measures, the city has issued approximately 250 sandbags to residents. The Water and Sewage Company is constantly monitoring the situation, replenishing the stock of bags and cleaning street inlets and watercourse inlet protections.
If the situation worsens, additional forces and equipment from PWiK, the Municipal Municipal Services Authority and Przedsiębiorstwo Remontów Ulic i Mostów may be involved in the operation. The final decision on their use will be made by the State Fire Service. Currently, 4 units of the State Fire Service and 43 units of the Volunteer Fire Department are on standby. By noon, firefighters had received six reports regarding the effects of difficult weather conditions.
The City Guard patrols the city, monitoring places particularly prone to flooding, and the Traffic Control Centre of the Municipal Roads Authority constantly monitors areas that have been problematic in the past during heavy rainfall.
In the event of worsening weather conditions, especially intense gusts of wind, MZUK may decide to temporarily close Chrobry Park and Starokozielski Park to ensure the safety of residents visiting these areas.
The District Sanitary and Epidemiological Station in Gliwice reminds well owners of the recommendations regarding their cleaning in the event of flooding, emphasizing that water from such wells should not be used until it has been tested and deemed safe.
After the meeting, the mayor of Gliwice and a team from the District Crisis Management Center inspected the most endangered areas in the city. (UM)
