state of play: 09/16/2024

STATE OF PLAY: Trapped in a Głuchołazy Home to Pacewicz: "Do You Hear How Terribly That Water is Roaring?"

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-- "DO YOU HEAR HOW TERRIBLY THAT WATER IS ROARING?" - ELŻBIETA - AN ELDERLY RESIDENT OF GŁUCHOŁAZY IN CONVERSATION WITH PIOTR PACEWICZ IN OKO PRESS: "I'm afraid of how long this will last, that it will be psychologically difficult to endure. And of how much destruction there will be. - Do you see a lot of fear around? - Yes, a lot of fear and helplessness. Actually, the worst feeling is helplessness, because there's nothing we can do. To watch the water and wait. This is the worst for me, because I am a resourceful person, I can solve many problems. Do you hear how terribly that water is roaring?" https://oko.press/glucholazy-slyszy-pan-jak-strasznie-szumi-ta-woda -- SUTRYK: SCENARIOS PROVED TO BE AN UNDERESTIMATION: "The scenarios prepared by hydrologists and valid until yesterday, proved to be an underestimation," informed the Mayor of Wrocław, Jacek Sutryk, in an evening statement. https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,114883,31307249,ogloszono-alarm-przeciwpowodziowy-dla-wroclawia-sutryk-scenariusze.html -- THE ENTIRE ATTENTION OF THE STATE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARDS HELPING FLOOD VICTIMS. AND THIS IS NOT ABOUT PRETENDING RECONCILIATION OR FORGETTING THE GREATER AND SMALLER WRONGS OF THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION - MICHAŁ SZUŁDRZYŃSKI IN RZ: "The entire attention of the state should be directed towards helping flood victims. And this is not about pretending reconciliation or forgetting the greater and smaller wrongs of the previous administration. No, there will be time for all of that. Simply put, something else is more important today. And something else should unite us. Two and a half years ago, Poles were able to rise above political divisions to help hundreds of thousands of refugees from Ukraine who were fleeing Putin's bombs. 27 years ago, a terrible flood united the residents of Wrocław in a beautiful effort to defend their city against the great wave. This is what we need today, not deepening divisions." https://www.rp.pl/opinie-polityczno-spoleczne/art41130711-michal-szuldrzynski-powodz-2024-kiedy-polityka-musi-ustapic-miejsca-solidarnosci-i-wspolpracy -- MONDAY'S POLITICAL AGENDA: EXTRAORDINARY GOVERNMENT SESSION - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2024/09/16

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