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Even in this moment it is evident, that about one million volumes from various library collections, among them several incunables, early prints and printed books up to the 1800, and some rare collections have been damaged. Losses of archives and museums are even heavier. Libraries, museums, and archives in the country are in a great need of vacuum sublimation chambers for freeze drying. Condensation and heat drying equipment is lacking, too.The National Library of the Czech Republic appeals to libraries and other  memory institutions abroad to help to remedy the damages caused by the floods, the extent of which had not been recorded in the history of our country. (Aufruf des Direktors der Nationalbibliothek Prag). Mich erreichte auch ein Hilferuf bezüglich der Bibliothek des Philosophischen Instituts der Akademie der Wissenschaften (Bild), die 30000 Bücher verloren hat. Für das archäologische Institut wird die Hilfe von Deutschland aus bereits organisiert.