Heavy rain causes damage in Chisinau

The June 12 rain left houses flooded, trees downed and streets impassable in Chisinau. In the June 13 meeting of Chisinau City Hall officials, Efim Cheptanaru, director of the road maintenance company “Exdrupo”, said the streets Calea Iesilor, Tabacaria Veche, Muncesti, Haltei and Burebista had been inundated as the pluvial drainage channels could not cope with the large volume of water there, Info-Prim Neo reports. Efim Cheptanaru also said that Botanica and Centru districts are usually most affected by the torrential rain. Sunday’s rain flooded an artesian well in the suburban settlement of Ghidighici and a road section there was fully under water. The strong winds and rain downed 12 trees. One of them fell in the yard of Kindergarten No. 20 in Buiucani district. The head of the Public Amenities Division Petru Gontea said two houses were flooded in Durlesti town, while a number of roofs of apartment buildings in Chisinau were damaged. He stressed that the roofs were in a good state, but there was a very large quantity of water and they were destroyed. The State Hydrometeorology Service forecast rain for the start of this week as well.