Commission and city authorities disagree on cost of Gdansk flooding

Experts are predicting that the total losses incurred by the city of Gdansk during last week’s flooding will reach zl.77 million, contradicting a claim by the municipal authorities that the amount could be as much as zl.215 million. In explaining the discrepancy between the estimate of the experts’ commission and that of the city government, Mayor of Gdansk, Pawel Adamowicz, said, “The differences are a result of different counting methods. The commission took into account the value of the property before the destruction. For example, they assumed a low value for some old buildings. However the city, in order to ensure housing for the victims of the floods, will have to buy apartments at market value.” (Rzeczpospolita, p. A4) A.K.