WCK supports communities in Poland and Czech Republic after severe flooding
Effects of Storm Boris—the slow moving, low pressure system hammering central Europe—were felt as rivers continued to rise. The storm brought more than a month’s worth of rain and triggered critical evacuation alerts across the region.
WCK teams arrived in Nysa, Poland and began assessing food needs with sandwiches in hand. Dangerous flooding forced bridges into the city to become impassable. We quickly expanded our response to Kłodzko and Głuchołazy, positioning two food trucks where nourishing meals are needed most. At the same time, WCK teams in the Czech Republic started scouting—they distributed sandwiches while determining where more support was needed. Communities like Krnov and Jesenik were heavily impacted, so we returned there with hot meals as soon as possible. Our team based in Madrid, Spain also deployed several WCK Food Trucks to other impacted areas in central Europe.
Hot Meals Served
Sandwiches Distributed
A warm cup of soup
In Głuchołazy, Poland, we partnered with Mikolaj, a chef affectionately known as The Soup Guy. He whipped up a vegetarian soup along with a bolognese soup with sausage, and the long lines and big smiles proved that a warm cup of soup really is a heartwarming meal. Mikolaj is a longtime WCK partner—he first cooked with us at the Polish-Ukrainian border in 2022, and he joined our teams in 2023 in the aftermath of earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. There, he cooked his signature soups and made sure to have Polish candies and chocolates for all the kids.
Left: Mikolaj cooking in Türkiye in 2023. Right: families in Poland impacted by flooding enjoy a warm cup of his soup.
Clean up in the Czech Republic
In Opava, Czech Republic, Peter from WCK’s food truck partner Fully Belly and his team cooked picadillo with basmati rice and Peruvian spices for families starting to recover from Storm Boris. Flooding in the town of Opava reached over 9 feet high inside many homes. “Most of the people don’t have time to cook themselves while they are focused on cleaning their homes,” said Peter.
News from the ground
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Nelly is in Krnov, Czech Republic with WCK as our teams connect with residents impacted by the devastating flooding. The community is without electricity and largely cut off from resources because fast moving water destroyed critical bridges. We distributed hot meals here today while determining how to best support people in need moving forward.
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Chef Mikolaj, a longtime WCK partner, and his team joined WCK in Głuchołazy, Poland, where families are returning to their flood-damaged homes. They immediately began preparing a delicious tomato soup for residents, providing a warm and comforting meal to people beginning to clean up their communities.
