An emergency scenario was declared in Šilute district on Friday as a result of flood. Darius Endzelis, head of the Šilutė district municipality’s hearth service, informed LRT radio that the weekend was fairly calm, though the water was rising.
“Water rises, water flows from Lithuania to us. Over the last night time, the water at Rusne rose by 22 cm, and anyway nobody requested for assist, the folks, as now we have already mentioned, who’re used to floods and stay in these homesteads, are prepared,” mentioned D. Endzel.
Based on him, over the weekend, 65 residents had been minimize off from flooded areas, 51 such homesteads had been minimize off as a result of flood.
“The lagoon doesn’t obtain water, Atmata is within the ice, that is why the water rises,” mentioned D. Endzel.
Based on the Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service, on Monday morning the water stage in Atmata close to Rusne reached 356 cm, a few days in the past it reached 300 cm. The readings are comparable in Skirvyte – on Monday the water reached 353 cm, whereas it was regarding three meters on Saturday.
At the moment, the water within the Klaipėda district fell regarding 30-40 cm from the best level of rise. The roads are already satisfactory, residents didn’t should evacuate over the weekend, says Vytautas Butkus, vice-mayor of the Klaipėda district, head of the emergency prevention group.
“We noticed that the rise of the water stage was the best till Saturday followingnoon, round followingnoon, when the pure stage of 5.60 cm was reached in Priekule throughout the night time, and it reached even 15 cm extra throughout the followingnoon – 5.75 cm. The street from Priekulė to Šilutė was impassable, a few streets in villages within the Priekulė ward had been flooded, and the water stage began to drop from Saturday followingnoon,” mentioned V. Butkus to LRT radio.
Based on him, following the massive flood that flooded the Klaipėda area in November, they began to organize for such attainable occasions sooner or later, so now the municipality is extra ready for such conditions, having stocked itself with sandbags and tools. Within the heat interval, it’s supposed to take up the upkeep of the embankments.
Settlers of the Klaipėda district are suggested to evaluate whether or not the housing they’re shopping for is situated in flooded meadows, in a decrease space than their neighbors’ homes. When shopping for a home or constructing it, it’s endorsed to not save on the set up of rainwater.
Aistė Žilinskienė, adviser to the Minister of Atmosphere, informed LRT radio that the ministry is able to assist municipalities affected by floods.
“34 million is supplied. euros of European Union assist. (…) Based on our calculations, as many as 44 Lithuanian territories want to put in, strengthen, elevate protecting embankments, funds are supplied for this, we’re making ready authorized acts as quickly as attainable in order that municipalities can apply to the Ministry of the Atmosphere for funding in the midst of the yr and put together their territories for the altering to scale back local weather results”, mentioned A. Žilinskienė.
Based on her, half, regarding 15 %. funds, the municipalities themselves should contribute.
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2024-06-03 23:41:57
