CZECH REPUBLIC: Heavy rain causes havoc across eastern Europe and in the Czech Republic forcing patients to be evacuated from a Prague hospital

Record ID: 860849

  • Title: CZECH REPUBLIC: Heavy rain causes havoc across eastern Europe and in the Czech Republic forcing patients to be evacuated from a Prague hospital
  • Date: 2nd June 2013
  • Summary: PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC (JUNE 2, 2013) (REUTERS TV) PRAGUE CASTLE ABOVE FLOODED VLTAVA RIVER EMERGANCY VEHICLES AROUND THE "NA FRANTISKU" HOSPITAL IN PRAGUE POLICEWOMAN CONTROLLING TRAFFIC PATIENT ON A STRETCHER BEING EVACUATED FROM THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY VEICLES APPROACHING PATIENT BEING MOVED TO THE EMERGANCY CAR RESCUE TEAM EVACUATING PATIENT FROM THE HOSPITAL MAN IN WHEELCHAIR LEAVING HOSPITAL (SOUNDBITE) (Czech) HOSPITAL SPOKESMAN VLADIMIR JURINA M.D. SAYING: "Now starts the evacuation of patients where it is necessary to use the emergency vehicles. These patients will be moved into various hospitals where we made a deal and they will have full care there." PATIENT BEING LOADED INTO EMERGENCY CAR VARIOUS OF POLICE MANAGING TRAFFIC AROUND THE HOSPITAL
  • Embargoed: 17th June 2013 13:00
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  • Location: Czech Republic
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  • Country: Czech Republic
  • Topics: Disasters / Accidents / Natural catastrophes,Environment
  • Reuters ID: LVA5F1LBKB945YP478VP5CSHE9DR
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  • Story Text: The Na Frantisku Hospital in Prague was evacuated on Sunday (June 2) because the building was in danger of being flooded.
    Walk-in patients were sent home or to different clinics and those who are not able to leave themselves - 79 people - were moved in emergency vehicles to other hospitals.

    "Now starts the evacuation of patients where it is necessary to use the emergency vehicles. These patients will be moved into various hospitals where we made a deal and they will have full care there," hospital spokesman Vladimir Jurina said.
    The Na Frantisku hospital sits right on the Vltava River embankment and it was also evacuated during floods in 2002.
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