The strong wind in the Tuesday afternoon knocked down trees in several localities across the country, and intervention teams were called in to remove them. According to the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, rescuers intervened in the municipality of Chisinau and in the Soldanesti, Criuleni, Rezina, Calarasi and Orhei districts, reports IPN.
In all the localities where they were requested, the IGSU teams carried out clearing works and unblocked the roads obstructed by fallen trees, so that traffic could be resumed safely.
In the city of Chisinau, rescuers removed a tree that had fallen onto the roadway on Decebal Boulevard, and on Doina Street they intervened to cut a broken branch that had fallen onto the power lines and posed a danger to passersby.
Another intervention took place in the municipality of Orhei, on Mihail Sadoveanu Street, where a tree fell on a gas pipeline. Also in the Orhei district, in the village of Bolohan, a tree collapsed on a car. Fortunately, no one was injured, and the incident resulted only in material damage.
