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The National Meteorological Institute was established in 1919 shortly after Czechoslovakia was established at the end of World War I.On 1 January 1954, the National Meteorological Institute was united with the hydrology service and the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute was established.
Before May 2001, it was called the Ostrava Region (Czech: Ostravský kraj). The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most of the Czech part of the historical region of Silesia .
Ostrava (Czech pronunciation: ⓘ; Polish: Ostrawa; German: Ostrau) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 280,000 inhabitants. It lies 15 km (9 mi) from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava, Ostravice and Lučina.
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Ostrava is the economic centre of the entire Moravian-Silesian Region. With only one exception, all the largest employers with headquarters in Ostrava-City District and at least 1,000 employees have their seat in Ostrava. The largest employers with headquarters in Ostrava and at least 1,500 employees are: [6]
A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms, heavy rain and severe gale-force wings has been extended across London and southern England, as Storm Debi continues to batter parts of the UK.
Floods in the Czechia began on 13 September after heavy rain. [18] As of 15 September, over 200 rivers were reported to have spilled over their banks. [ 19 ] The most critical situation was in Silesia and Northern Moravia , especially in the region of the Jeseníky mountains, followed by Northeast Moravia where thousands of people had to be ...