Last night’s high winds and heavy rain pulled away slates from roofs of constructions, downed trees and caused other serious damage, primarily in the municipality of Edineț and in Cupcini town. There, rescuers took the downed trees away and unblocked roads. The thunderstorm left a number of localities in central and northern Moldova without electricity. Nearly 200 employees of the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations are dealing with the consequences of the recent torrential rain. All the subdivisions of the Chisinau City Hall are clearing the yards and streets of downed branches, IPN reports.
According to the local subdivisions of the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, its employees intervened in 13 localities in the districts of Edineț, Fălești, Râșcani, Bălți, Glodeni, Soroca, Criuleni, Hîncești, Ștefan Vodă, Ialoveni, Ocnița, Drochia, and in Chisinau. Teams of rescuers felled and removed downed trees from local roads and branches and trees that fell onto motor vehicles in Edineț and other localities. The road to the Nativity Monastery in Zăbriceni is being unblocked. Vehicle traffic in the municipality of Edineț now runs as usual. There were reported no cases of injuring of persons.
In the course of last night, the Central Municipal Despatcher’s Office was notified of 18 cases of tree falling on electrical cables, the roadway and vehicles. Seven more such cases were reported on Wednesday morning. The citizens of Chisinau are urged to inform about problems experienced as a result of the strong winds on (022) 22-22-67 or on (022) 22-26-04.
Mayor general Ion Ceban said that all the municipal subdivisions have been involved in works to alleviate the consequences of the unfavorable weather, including employees of the Green Areas Association, housing and amenities divisions, district head’s offices and other institutions managed by the municipality. The high winds pulled down green tree branches and these are being gathered by workers. Specialists are examining the other trees so as to avoid risks.
Premier Energy informed that the thunderstorm caused power outages in the central and southern districts of the country. A number of 48 localities in the districts of Criuleni, Orhei, Telenești, Călărași, Ialoveni, Hâncești, Cimișlia, and Leova are partially disconnected from the power supply. According to the Public Services Agency, the Multifunctional Center and the Vehicle Registration and Driver Certification Unit in Edineț are now not supplied with power and cannot work.
The citizens are asked to sidestep and not to touch downed or hanging electrical cables and not to become involved to repair electrical installations so as to avoid the danger of electrocution. Grownups are urged not to leave the children unsupervised as these can come in contact with electrical cables. Domestic animals and pets should also be kept under supervision.
The damage caused by the elements is to be determined by the local commissions for exceptional situations.
