Poland will mobilise up to 23 billion zlotys ($6.01 billion), some of it from the European Union, to deal with the aftermath of severe flooding, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday.

Grateful Poles are heaping praise — and coming up with fond names — to honor their silent hero that just saved them: a floodwater reservoir that spared the cities of Opole and Wroclaw from imminent flooding that ravaged parts of Central Europe.

Poland's government, led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, will mobilize up to 23 billion zlotys ($6.01 billion) for flood relief, leveraging funds from the European Union. Severe flooding has affected southwestern Poland,

Russia is carrying out an information and psychological operation in Poland, exploiting the flood in the country's southwest to stir fear and helplessness among the population. Source: European Pravda,

WARSAW: Poland will mobilise up to 23 billion zlotys (US$6.01 billion), some of it from the European Union, to deal with the aftermath of severe flooding, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday (Sep 24).

Devastating floods in Poland have increased the probability of changes to the 2024 budget and decisions could be made by the government within two weeks, Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski said on Monday.