Antonia Colibasanu
Floods rocked Central and Eastern Europe last week, inundating Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary and Romania with the worst water levels they’ve seen in two decades. Though advanced predictions mitigated what could have been a worse disaster in terms of human casualties, the floods will nonetheless have implications for the national politics of affected nations and the European Union as a whole.
Southern Poland and northern Czech Republic were reportedly hit hardest, with thousands evacuated as the governments declared states of natural disaster. It’s unclear just how extensive the economic damage is. Agriculture and energy infrastructure has been shut down in some places, and many businesses have suspended their activities. The inundated regions are home to several industries, including a thriving chemical sector and one of the continent’s largest coke manufacturers.
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