Flooding began on 5 July in the Czech Republic and spread to Poland on 6 July. Those early floods were very rapid flash floods (water levels rose by up to four meters in half a day).[1] In Poland, the first settlements flooded were located around Prudnik and Głuchołazy,[10] and were visited by Polish Prime Minister Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz on 7 July.[3] Flooding spread rapidly from Chałupki to Racibórz.