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“For the firefighters, this day was hot, even though it is the middle of winter. Rescue teams carried out a record number of rescue operations: firefighters received calls 406 times and came to the rescue. In total, 378, half of the work was done during the first week of January before that day, ”said E. Zdanevičienė.
“A rare car used to be in the garage, the men worked without problems,” said a spokeswoman for the department. She said the main job of firefighters was to remove broken trees from parts of the road that fell on cars, power lines or buildings.
“Injuries are also unavoidable. Last night in Vingis Park, a tree breaking collapsed a person who had suffered injuries. Only damaged cars paid off. But despite that, these figures still do not exceed 50 incidents. in which firefighters work. We really have a difficult situation, “said the interlocutor.
He stated that the people of Alytus, Vilnius and Kaunas counties were mainly requesting natural snow.
Delphi remember that yesterday there was a permanent tree break in Varėna. Alvydas Verbickas, director of the Varėna district municipal administration, stated that the trees collapse approximately every 10 years.
Already yesterday, Vilnius residents were urged not to visit Vingis Park and other parks. And Grinda announced Wednesday morning that there are also risks due to permanent roofs.
Bowl of snow
The meteorologist of the Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service, Edita Gečaitė, declared on the radio program “Ryto espresso” that the snow would calm down in the second half of Wednesday.
“It just came to our attention then. The first half of the day will definitely be humid, with a rainy area floating across the country. Of course, it will rain mostly, in the west there will be some rain and rain, very little rain by the sea.
And above all, as it has been for a day and a half, it will fall on snow on the eastern side of the country. But today the amounts of snow will be much less. And little by little in the second half of the day, this area will start to shrink. It will snow late at night only on the eastern outskirts of the country, ”E. Gečaitė told Knowledge Radio on Wednesday morning.
He said the air temperature across the country will be quite similar to that at night, around 0.2 degrees hot.
“As the strong northwest wind will continue, it will continue to increase in some places today and cause a blizzard,” promised the synoptic.
E. Gečaitė said in the program that since the southern, eastern and northeastern districts of the country received the highest amount of snow, the largest snow cover formed on them.
“Marijampolė, in the vicinity of Alytus, measures between 23 and 26 centimeters and around 30 centimeters around Vilnius. Elsewhere, in the Northeast, more than 20 inches of snow. But of course, because it rains, there is a strong wind, in some places the clouds are much bigger ”, said the meteorologist.
He said that heavy snowfall will come out of Lithuania in the coming days.
“It just came to our attention then. The next night, at first, it will still sink easily on the eastern outskirts of the country. And then dry weather will prevail. It is true that in the morning the clouds from the new cyclone will reach the western edge of the Therefore, tomorrow morning I will be on the western outskirts of the country. And on Thursday, the snow and precipitation zone will extend to much of the western part of the country. But the amounts will definitely not be that large. ” , promised the synoptic.
The temperature will start to rise, it is expected to cool 3-8 degrees at night and in some places it can drop to 10-12 degrees. And during the day, slightly negative, promising -3 degrees of cold to 2 degrees of heat by the sea.
Snow in Vilnius: services run non-stop
For the second day in a row, a snowstorm continues in Vilnius and throughout Lithuania; in some places it snows up to 30 cm, according to the municipal press release.
The Vilnius municipality group of companies works around the clock: 50 snow plows of different sizes and capacities are constantly turning throughout the city, maintaining up to 1,690 streets of the capital. Dangerous trees are removed from the roads and lighting failures are fixed.
Residents are advised that disasters can be prevented by timely removal of the thick layer of snow accumulated on roofs, roofs, gazebos, warehouses, pavilions, balconies and other temporary buildings, as they may not be able to support the construction of buildings due to the increased loads. The dome of the covered soccer field in Pilaitė did not withstand the snow load last night either; Insurers will calculate and compensate for damages.
Residents and businesses are asked to pay special attention to flat roofs. However, the situation must be assessed realistically: removing snow from the roof of any building takes a lot of time and physical effort. If possible, you should seek help from specialized companies. The security of the residents’ property should also be in charge of the companies that manage the houses.
Another very important thing: avalanches of snow can start to slide off sloping roofs. Be careful!
Special care must also be taken when trees are broken. Residents are cautioned not to remove downed trees or limbs themselves in any way if they can get caught in taut or broken cables and wires, as the resulting electrical leak can be life-threatening. All obstacles caused by broken trees and branches on the road should be reported to the abbreviated number 1355.
City lighting
The dispatch service of the Vilniaus Pavaismavimas company, which is on call 24 hours a day, received 11 notifications during the night, and new ones are constantly being registered. Trees that break from the weight of snow cut cables in 6 places. Even three trees boiled simultaneously on Vanagų Street, cut the cables, overturned 3 supports and broke the chandeliers. Spinning tree in Vingis Park knocked down the floor lamp, fixed and more overturned or inclined lighting stands (poles), lamps broken. Most of the bugs have already been fixed.
When the branches hang from the wires and quickly go to the place, the branches are removed and more serious failures, such cases can be avoided until 9 am. Already at five in the morning, residents were still asked to call Vilnius Lighting 8 686 17097, available 24 hours, as soon as they saw the threat.
Public transport works normally
Yes “Járimo paslaugos” periodically updates information on the traffic and public transport situation in the city on his facebook page. On the first day of snowfall, the movement of buses and trolleybuses in Vilnius developed quite smoothly: the most difficult passages were recorded only in places further away from the city, in Šilėnai, the gardens of Mileišiškės, Valakampiai, as well as at the entrances to Antakalnis.
A total of 3 bus routes were changed per day, temporarily diverting buses to the closest passes, thus ensuring an uninterrupted journey. There were almost no major deviations from the schedules, only on some routes public transport was delayed up to 30 minutes.
On the second day of snowfall, during the morning rush hour, the situation in the city is stable. Currently, the most difficult places of passage are the accesses Dvarčionys, Grigaičiai, Trakų Vokė, Bireliai, Bukčiai. There are no significant delays in public transport.
JSC “Sazimo paslaugos” remember: if you can postpone or avoid the trip, stay safe at home. We remind those who move by car: be careful, do not rush, plan your travel time, leave cars away from trees, which can endanger branches that break while the snow continues. It is also important that hikers are careful not to rush, to avoid slippery sections, not to splash.
Traffic was obstructed this morning by fallen trees at Nemenčinės pl., Plytinės st., Krakiškių st. Sakališkių st., Bukčių st., Aukštuosiai Paneriai, Kairėnai, there are snow resistant trees in Trakai Vokė park, Gulbinai, Unguriai, Stanislovas Kerbedžio st., Karačiūnai, Gudeliai.
Yesterday, several routes were interrupted due to falling trees or an extremely slippery and impassable road, but issues were quickly fixed by contacting Grinda. The situation is constantly monitored by the Communication Services, both for roads and for the catenary. Because the catenary also has to withstand large amounts of snow, it is urgent to go to repair the breakdowns.
The streets are cleaned as a matter of priority, ensuring the movement of public transport and good traffic conditions on high-speed streets. Treatment of more remote streets will be possible only after the snow has stopped.
Health
According to data from the Vilnius ambulance station, there has been no increase due to snow injuries, no more requests for help than usual have been received.
6 invitations were received, the reasons for which are more related to the fall due to severe weather conditions.
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