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“Only the roads of the first and second level leave the elders of Valkininkai and Jakėnai, our regional roads are cleared only as needed. The situation is not only about snow, but also about falling trees. Starting at 6 am, a tree falls on the road every ten minutes, “says Alvydas Verbickas, head of the Varėna district municipal administration, on the LRT television program” Hello Lithuania “.
“We have used the help of internal service firefighters, some farmers are also contributing. Environmental management companies are also helping to remove trees from the roads. Electric grid workers are trying to restore power,” said A Verbickas on the latest situation.
Due to the extremely difficult situation on the roads, according to the head of the Varėna municipality administration, medical personnel may find it difficult to reach the sick.
The blizzard is terrorizing Lithuania
After a heavy snowfall moved to Lithuania on Tuesday night, firefighters had already removed the fallen trees more than 40 times and two had to be pulled from their cars.
According to Edita Zdanevičienė, representative of the Fire Protection and Rescue Department (PAGD), BNS received four reports before midnight and another 37 after midnight.
“In the evening it was Druskininkai, Alytus, Birštonas (municipalities), a couple of cases – in Kaunas, and the eastern outputs are related to the Vilnius region – Vilnius city, district. Alytus, Varėna also remains, ”said a PAGD representative.
In Vilnius, on Architect Street, a large pine branch fell on the car. On Volungė Street, firefighters also pulled a boiled tree from the car. In the district of Alytus, an elder in Punia, wood had to be removed from electrical cables.
In cities and highways, some jobs are also done for other services.
According to the Hydrometeorological Service, on Tuesday there will be clouds in Lithuania, rainfall and heavy snowfall are forecast in many places, mainly in eastern and central Lithuania. Blizzard in many areas. Northwest wind, 8–13 m / s, with gusts of 15 m / s. The maximum temperature will range from 1 degree cold to 2 degrees hot.
On Wednesday night it will snow heavily on the northeast side and there will be blizzards in many places. The snow will weaken during the day. Wind from the northwest, west, 9–14 m / s, night wind gusts, 15–19 m / s.
The night temperature will be from 3 degrees cold to 1 degree heat, during the day, from 1 degree cold to 2 degrees heat.
20-25 thousand have no electricity. homes
In Lithuania, due to heavy snowfall, between 20 and 25 thousand people had no electricity on Tuesday at noon. households, primarily in the Alytus region.
“According to the latest data from ESO, due to the heavy wet snow in Lithuania, there are between 20 and 25 thousand people without electricity. homes, ”ESO representative Paulius Kalmantas told BNS.
According to him, the number of households without electricity is growing because it continues to grow.
“Snow accumulates on tree branches, they break due to its weight, trees or their branches fall on overhead lines,” added P. Kalmantas.
According to him, most of the power supply disturbances occurred in the Alytus region.
He predicted that the number of people without electricity would not decrease as the snow continued. Faults are repaired, the work brigade is strengthened.
Traffic conditions in Lithuania on Tuesday morning are exacerbated by snow and blizzards, they are difficult throughout Lithuania, warns the Highway Administration.
According to the 9 o’clock data, the pavements of the main roads – with wet or collapsed snow tracks, in some places – with a compressed or loose snow layer of up to 10-15 cm.
Regional roads with less intensity of traffic – with compressed snow, in some places – with a layer of loose snow up to 20 cm, slippery. Slippery road sections are cleaned and scattered by road maintenance.
In the districts of Lazdijai, Kupiškis, Prienai, Ukmergė there is a snow storm, in other places it is snowing, changing to wet or rainy.
In western areas, no precipitation. The air temperature varies from 1 degree cold to 3 degrees hot.
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