In the Czech villages of Domašov, Rudka and Rzhychky, part of the Domašovsko Voluntary Association of Municipalities, the local water tower has run completely dry, and drinking water now has to be delivered to residents by tanker trucks. Th
Nighttime temperatures in Czechia have repeatedly climbed above 25°C in recent days, leaving many residents struggling with insomnia. Sleep specialists explain why it's so hard for the body to drift off in stuffy heat — and offer concrete a
A major forest fire has broken out in Czechia between the villages of Šimanov and Kákov, in the foothills of the Šumava mountains. According to firefighters, the call came in around 1 p.m., reporting trees and dry grass ablaze in a hard-to-
The Czech Ministry of Culture has announced two days of free admission to state-owned heritage sites. According to the National Heritage Institute (NPÚ), the initiative will cover nearly all of the roughly one hundred sites under state admi
Police in the Krkonoše Mountains are trying to establish the identity of an unknown man who was found lying near an ambulance station in the evening. The call came in shortly before 8 p.m., according to police spokeswoman Šárka Pižlová.Acco
The water level in Orlík, the largest reservoir in Czechia, has dropped by a full metre in just one week, falling below the 340-metre mark above sea level. According to water management officials, this is roughly nine metres below the desir
The annual report by the child social and legal protection authorities (OSPOD) for 2025 has recorded an alarming record: 11,441 cases of violence, neglect and abuse against children in Czechia — 1,286 more than the year before.According to
After a brief cool spell in Czechia and neighbouring countries, the region is bracing for another wave of extreme heat — weather models are forecasting temperatures above 40°C from Tuesday through Thursday.Hungary will bear the brunt of it,
Petr Arenberger, the former Czech Minister of Health who until recently headed the dermatology clinic at Prague's Vinohrady Hospital, has left the institution following a series of internal audits that uncovered serious irregularities in pa
Public voting for the E.ON Energy Globe environmental award continues until the end of August, with five projects competing for this year's title, spanning approaches from industrial technology to educational and community initiatives. Anyo
Nature conservationists have discovered a rare butterfly species — the Scarce Large Blue (Czech: modrásek očkovaný) — within the protected Moravian Karst area, according to the administration of the Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area (
The Czech town of Vyškov has expanded its watering programme for municipal trees and green spaces as the ongoing drought drags on, bringing in an extra work crew from the start of July to help keep up with the demand.Since April, a single d