Maluch under water

‘The Flood of the Millennium’ in July 1997 was one of the most tragic events in Wrocław’s post-war history. On Sunday 13 July, about a third of the city was under water. Some 2,500 residential buildings were flooded. Many Wrocław residents lost all their possessions, including their cars, which they were unable to move to safety. Photographs of the flood show how many Maluch cars there were in Wrocław in 1997, and how much their number was reduced by the disaster.

Photo 1.

Wrocław, Tadeusza Rejtana Street, July 1997.

Photo by Andrzej Niedźwiedzki (collections of the Ossolineum Library / Documents of Social Life Department)

Photo 2.

Kozanów, 12 July 1997

Photo by Olga Haus (collections of the Ossolineum Library / Documents of Social Life Department)

Photo 3.

Wrocław, Stanisława Więckowskiego Street, July 1997.

Photo by N.N. (collections of the Ossolineum Library / Documents of Social Life Department)

Photo 4.

Wrocław, Stawowa Street, July 1997.

Photo by Michał Jóźwików (collections of the Ossolineum Library / Documents of Social Life Department)