Photo: René Volfík, iROZHLAS.cz
Property damage due to extreme weather events in Czechia has been increasing for a long time. According to the Czech Association of Insurance Companies, last year was another confirmation of this trend. Due to the autumn floods, as well as other intense storms and precipitation, covered damages reached more than CZK 36 billion. But this is not a Czech specialty—insurance companies all over the world are dealing with it.
When floods swept away part of the village of Jeseník in the Olomouc Region last autumn after record torrential rains, it was a human and financial tragedy for the inhabitants.
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Author: Jakub Ferenčík, Jan Kaliba