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Current AffairsFlood-related crimes beginning to surface
Cynics would say it was only a matter of time before crimes related to last month's catastrophic floods in the Czech Republic would begin to surface. Now they have: along with earlier reports that people had been trying to sell flood-damaged foodstuffs, there is evidence that some individuals may have gone as far as to set up fraudulent charities pretending to collect money for flood victims. Jan Velinger reports.
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Current AffairsFresh wave of floods hits Czech Republic
While the damage done by the recent devastating floods has not yet been calculated, the Czech Republic suffered another bout of torrential rain at the weekend, causing rivers to burst their banks. Some places have been hit by floodwater for third time in three weeks. Vladimir Tax reports.
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Letter from PragueLetter from Prague
My Letter from Prague today cannot be about anything else than floods. As a culturally-minded person I was horrified about the damage caused to cultural monuments throughout the country. Afflicted were countless theatres, especially in Prague, including the National Theatre, one of the oldest and a real national treasure. Also flooded were numerous art galleries and art shops, and the whole nation seemed to be genuinely worried about the fate of Charles bridge in Prague - an architectural gem dating back to the 14th century, which is a 100 percent must when one visits Prague. One of the most affected buildings was the Troja chateau, a nice Baroque building in the outskirts of Prague - near the Prague ZOO - which is not so often visited but where they opened a long-term exhibition of 20th century Czech sculpture just two months ago. Two thirds of them have been destroyed as well as its large garden with all the trees, the entry gate and all the workshops. All employees have been working to put things back to normal now.
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