The country has been hit by massive flooding. (Don't worry, family, I live on a hill outside of the flood-zone and am absolutely fine!) The government has declared a state of emergency and transport across the country has been impacted.
Friends are being evacuated, the zoo has been evacuated, the National Library is relocating all of their books, hospitals and rest homes evacuated, schools and buildings have been closed.
There is a lot of stuff going on and very little one can do. There is a hotline to call to help, but they've accepted 200 volunteers and aren't accepting anymore - and even those 200 aren't being fully utilized.
The first image below was taken (none of them are my own - photographers unknown unless identified) after the flooding had already started, the second today after a bit more time - the peak still hasn't hit.
This is one of my favorite areas of Prague, but it's completely underwater right now... in the lower right hand-side you can see the windows of the restaurant you walk past in order to get to the open air bar and farmers markets areas.
Here's an image where you can see a river-side restaurant underwater. (Foto: Lukáš Horáček)
And here is a beautiful building, the Municipal Building, before the storm.
Friends are being evacuated, the zoo has been evacuated, the National Library is relocating all of their books, hospitals and rest homes evacuated, schools and buildings have been closed.
There is a lot of stuff going on and very little one can do. There is a hotline to call to help, but they've accepted 200 volunteers and aren't accepting anymore - and even those 200 aren't being fully utilized.
The first image below was taken (none of them are my own - photographers unknown unless identified) after the flooding had already started, the second today after a bit more time - the peak still hasn't hit.
This is one of my favorite areas of Prague, but it's completely underwater right now... in the lower right hand-side you can see the windows of the restaurant you walk past in order to get to the open air bar and farmers markets areas.
Here's an image where you can see a river-side restaurant underwater. (Foto: Lukáš Horáček)
And here is a beautiful building, the Municipal Building, before the storm.
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