“There will be some losses”: Marijampolė’s Christmas tree did not withstand the strong wind

Photos of the fallen fir tree were shared on the “Marijampolė permainos” page, and the local municipality also reported regarding it.

From the Facebook page “Marijampolė permainos”/Toppled Marijampolė Christmas tree

From the photos, it can be seen that the Christmas tree fell on the decorations placed on the sides, which were probably damaged.

The post states that the Christmas tree might not withstand the strong winds.

According to the data of the Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service, strong winds are currently blowing in western, northwestern and southwestern Lithuania.

Gusts range from 18 to 24 meters per second.

“There will be some of those losses”

Director of Marijampole Municipality Administration 15min said the tree fell around noon.

“The wind is high, that’s why it overturned,” said the head of the administration.

Photo by Teodoros Biliūnas / BNS / Karolis Podolskis

According to him, the spruce also damaged the decorations, so it will be necessary to assess the losses.

“We will assess the losses (…) There will be some losses,” said K. Podolskis.

According to him, they are currently waiting for contractors to come and restore the Christmas tree to its normal position.

According to the director of the administration, Marijampolė’s spruce has grown 50 thousand. euros.