Releases from Costesti-Stanca reservoir increased to 800 cubic meters per second

The releases from the reservoir Costesti-Stanca have been raised to 800 cubic meters per second. The water level in the lake has decreased to 95.06 meters. The critical level is 95.8 meters. Liliana Puscasu, spokeswoman for the Civil Protection and Emergencies Service, has told Info-Prim Neo that a new torrent coming on the Prut from Ukraine has caused the water near Lipcani town of Briceni district to rise by 1.54 meters to 3.09 meters. The critical level is 8 meters. Shortly afterward, the water level in Sirauti village rose by 1.5 meters. The population of Drepcauti village started to be evacuated yesterday at 11pm. 320 persons, including 60 children, were taken to safer places. Works to strengthen the protection barrages in Criva village began at the same hour. The situation in the flooded villages of Hancesti district remains difficult. A bridge yielded in Nemteni. Servicemen of the National Army improvised a temporary passageway so that the people could take the undamaged possessions. The bridge that connects the villages Cotul Morii and Obileni is damaged. The persons living in the risk zone were evacuated. 40 units of transport helped the villagers transport their belongings and animals to safer places. About 200 persons have been evacuated in Sarateni village. The dam is being fortified. The Prut water level in Glodeni, Falesti, decreased by 0.02 – 0.06 meters. In the Ungheni-Hancesti area, the level of water remained unchanged. The risk of flooding persists in the Prut meadow in southern Moldova. The Danube reached maximum levels and does not take in the water of the Prut anymore.