Powódź tysiąclecia 1997: 56 ofiar i żywioł, którego nie dało się zatrzymać | Poza Skalą

July 1997. While residents of southern and western Poland were assured they were safe, a devastating wave several meters high was already sweeping away the life's possessions of thousands of Poles. Fifty-six deaths and 12 billion złoty in losses – this was the toll of the largest cataclysm in post-war Poland. Piotr Bukowski recalls the tragic events of the flood of the millennium, when people's courage faced the ruthless and destructive force of nature. Subscribe to "Beyond Scale" – discover stories that have defied all norms. ________________________________________________________________ The Beyond Scale channel is a space dedicated to the most significant and shocking events in Polish history of the 20th and 21st centuries. Through analysis of facts, archival materials, and witness accounts, situations are recalled that transcended the framework of everyday life and have become forever etched in the collective memory of Poles.