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A storm hit the capital on Thursday night. Admittedly, this storm is not the first this week. In the past, not only Vilnius residents, but all of Lithuania shared videos and photos with lightning, ice cubes and the effects of strong winds.
15 minutes he asked the aviation center if all the pilots had managed to land on time.
“As far as we know, everything is fine, because we saw a storm approaching, all the pilots were warned, and all the balloons that I know of landed safely,” said a spokeswoman for the center.
Tadas Gegevičius, the organizer of the balloon championship, clarified that none of the balloons fell due to the storm, but one balloon descended faster.
“Everyone landed safely, one landed faster. There was another landing, but it was under control, no one fell,” said T. Gegevičius.
Organizers suspect that a woman flying in a balloon broke her arm during landing. It is true that the injured woman was a member of the crew.
VIDEO: The capital was flooded with a great storm: it washed people, cars and streets.
VIDEO: Storm in the capital: currents flow through the streets of the old town
Early Thursday, a strong wind near the capital destroyed a large area of forest.
But before the storm started, residents of the capital enjoyed the summer, the warm weather. The old clear sky was colored at night with flying balloons. Thus began the hot air balloon championship on Thursday. The balloons were supposed to fly from 8 p.m. at 10 p.m.
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