Icebreakers broke through the ice congestion on Wisla between Dobrzykow and Kępa Polska

– Icebreakers of Polish Waters managed to break through the ice congestion on the Vistula between Dobrzykow and Kępa Polska. The big pieces of broken craze flow down the Vistula. Icebreakers break them into smaller ones and irritate the gutter for safe rafting – said Polish Waters on Saturday. As highlighted in the information, "the level of water began to drop, which was immediately confirmed and recorded at the water slide in Kępa Polska".

On Saturday afternoon, the Vistula level in Wyszogród fell to 496 cm, or 4 cm below the warning condition, with an emergency condition of 550 cm. On the other hand, in Kępa Polska the level of the river on Saturday afternoon was 499 cm, which is 1 cm below the alarm state, exceeding the warning condition by 49 cm.

Earlier, the Polish Waters reported that on Saturday morning, 7 icebreakers set out for action in the middle run of the Vistula River, of which 4 sailed up the river above Płock to break through the congestion in the Dobrzykow area, heading towards Kępa Polska.

As highlighted in the information, on board icebreakers walking on the forehead are employees of the Polish Waters "best known river, because the conditions on this stretch of Vistula are very difficult". "The rest of the units operate at the water level in Włocławek providing a constant flow of krill" – said Polish Waters.

Source: PAP