Weather | The helicopter was rescuing a man (35) from the stormy Úhlava. There is a threat of more storms and flooding, keep an eye on the Blesku radar

• Heavy rains stopped traffic on the railway between Pilsen and Starý Plzeň on the line to Strakonice this afternoon. The track is flooded, the ground has slid and a tree has fallen onto the tracks, České dráhy reported.
• In Štěnovice near Pilsen, a young man trapped in the middle of the river by the swollen Úhlava river had to be rescued by a helicopter. The man was not injured.
• Meteorologists warn that in the Czech Republic there is still a threat of strong storms, they may also be accompanied by hail in places.
• A lightning strike on Sunday afternoon injured 18 people in Liberec, Vratislavice district, including children between the ages of two and 16. The paramedics revived several of the injured, but the injuries caused are rather light.
• The accident happened in the castle park during a children’s day, where lightning struck one of the trees. The Liberec Hospital received eight children and seven adults, the Jablonec Hospital received two people. One small child was transported by helicopter to the Prague hospital in Motola as a precaution.

The man was imprisoned by the flooded Úhlava

This afternoon, the swollen Úhlava river trapped a thirty-five-year-old man in the middle of the stream in Štěnovice near Pilsen.

“There was no way to get to him other than to activate the Air Rescue Service helicopter Lazy with a climber and pick up the man using the undercarriage. Rescuers checked the man on the spot after picking him up, except for the lower temperature, he did not suffer any injuries and was able to stay at home in the care of his family,” rescue service spokeswoman Mária Svobodová told ČTK.

Closed roads, standing trains

Due to the water, the first class road I/20 in Losiná near Pilsen, for example, is currently closed. At the roundabout, due to the rain, water flowed from the field.

“Communication is completely closed in both directions, the entire roundabout is flooded. Communication closed from OC Olympia to Losiná and from the other side on arrival from Štěnovice. The village of Starý Plzenec and the roundabout at OC Olympia are also closed,” Raindl said. According to information from ČTK, the roads from Starý Plzeň to Koterov, where the Úslava spills over, are also closed.

Traffic between Nezvěstice and Plzeň main stations is provided by replacement buses. According to Martin Kavka, the spokesman for the railway firefighters, traffic could resume on Tuesday, June 4. Plzeň also warned the public about the raised river levels.

They closed the floodplain in Pilsen

City police tape closed the entrance to the Radbuza embankment in the city center, informed the municipality. Several roads are closed in and around Pilsen where water has accumulated, police spokeswoman Michaela Raindlová told ČTK.

After heavy rains, the Radbuza region now has the third flood stage in Staňkov na Domažlick, in Plzeň the river has the first flood stage in the Lhota section and on the outflow from the Česká údolí reservoir.

Pilsen warns citizens not to stay in close proximity to the river, which in some places spills into the countryside. “I am asking you very urgently, do not go near the watercourse. The shore is waterlogged, and although it doesn’t look like it, the water has tremendous power. Never leave children or pets unattended near the river. The water is already at its peak in Pilsen today, the situation should improve,” Mayor Roman Zarzycký (ANO) announced on social networks.

Heavy rain swept over Pilsen and its surroundings in the morning. According to the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, 9.5 millimeters of water fell in Pilsen-Mikulka in one hour, similarly heavy rain fell in Rokycany between 12:00 and 13:00.

Firefighters in Pilsen pumped water in Koterov in the village. Due to the lagoon below Rondel, traffic on Karlovarská třída was temporarily stopped, said police spokeswoman Michaela Raindlová. Firefighters are also currently pumping water in, for example, Letkov near Plzeň or under the viaduct in Staré Plzeň.

Broken trees in eastern Bohemia

The weather also added to the work of firefighters in eastern Bohemia. Strong thunderstorms today broke trees and branches in the Hradec Králové region. Because of this, the firemen had trips mainly to Náchodsk and Rychnovsk. In most places, units have already stopped pumping water.

“However, the firemen are still in Chernilov, where water and mud from the fields threaten part of the family houses,” they said in the early evening on the X network.

Flooded basements

Firefighters in central Bohemia went out to seven dozen incidents today due to the rain, most often pumping water or removing fallen trees. In the evening, they intervened mainly in Mníšek pod Brdy near Prahy, where water flooded, among other things, the underpass under the D4 highway, regional fire department spokesman Tomáš Bakalář told ČTK.

Water from the fields threatened the houses

In the Olomouc region, firefighters went to Velké Týnec in Olomouc on Sunday afternoon after a torrential storm. Water from the fields there flooded several streets on the outskirts of the village and threatened family homes. “We are installing sandbags in exposed places,” the fire department informed this early evening.

Storms will probably return to the Czech Republic on Monday afternoon. The warning issued today by the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute ČHMÚ applies to most of the country, with the exception of the northwestern half of Bohemia.

The flood warning in the Pilsen region remains in effect until Monday noon. Domažlicko, the surroundings of Horšovské Týn and Stod are most at risk of rising water levels.