Today, the cabinet held a special meeting. The public part saw ministers reporting on the activities of their ministries with regard to the flood. Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that this meeting framework would remain in place for the upcoming cabinet meetings. Later, the Council of Ministers adopted a draft law amending the law on special measures concerning flood relief. Tomorrow, the cabinet will brief the Parliament on the agreed measures. In the afternoon, the Prime Minister attended the crisis meeting in Wrocław.

During the crisis centre meeting held on Monday in Warsaw, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that members of the Council of Ministers were working on changes to the existing laws in order to support flood victims. The government will outline the measures taken during the next session of the Parliament. Donald Tusk also outlined an optimal solution to provide temporary shelter for people affected by the flood - some of them will move to the nearby hotels and holiday resorts. The next meeting with the Prime Minister will take place in Wrocław on Tuesday evening.

Sunday morning saw another crisis centre meeting in Wrocław. The Minister of Education Barbara Nowacka outlined the Green Schools scheme, aimed at children from the stricken areas. The scheme features free trips to a safe place with psychological support and educational activities. During the meeting, the Prime Minister urged all Poles not to cancel the trips they had planned in Southern Poland.

Some areas in Poland still face the risk of flooding. The authorities, local government and residents are working to secure critical spots. The embankments are reinforced with sandbags and constantly monitored. During the emergency meeting in Głogów, the Prime Minister asked local government officials to report any needs on an ongoing basis. He also announced the plan to map all the issues and failures uncovered by the flood.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk met with the authorities and local government officials in Wrocław to discuss the situation in the areas affected by floods. During the Saturday meeting in Wrocław, he assured that the state would provide housing for all the flood victims.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk attended a meeting with voivodes at the Lower Silesian Voivodeship Office. It was devoted to estimating the preliminary cost of the damage. Voivodes presented data collected from local government bodies. These figures are crucial for the launch of the rebuilding programme. The disaster has shown that new flood control infrastructure is also needed.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk went to Lubuskie Voivodeship, as it is bracing for the expected wave on the Oder River. During the emergency meeting in Nowa Sól, he announced that Marcin Kierwiński would become the government's plenipotentiary for flood relief programme.

During a meeting in Wrocław this afternoon, Prime Minister Donald Tusk presented the conclusions of his visits to the Lubuskie and Western Pomeranian Voivodeships. The issue of border checks along the German border was also brought up - following the government's intervention, they should not pose a problem when it comes to the flood situation. The relief programme is picking up pace.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk attended an emergency meeting in Szczecin, where he received reports on the state of preparedness of the Western Pomeranian region with regards to floods. The Prime Minister thanked the local government officials and authorities for their invaluable support. He also commended Poles who extend their support to the victims of the disaster.

Minister of Health Izabela Leszczyna attended today’s crisis response meeting in Wrocław. She outlined the current situation regarding access to medical care for patients in flooded areas. Deputy Minister Cezary Tomczyk presented a report on the functioning of the Nysa Field Hospital. Plenipotentiaries for crisis management have been appointed in Głuchołazy and Lewin Brzeski.