Due to heavy rains that continued overnight, the Zubra River overflowed its banks, and significant flooding was recorded in Lviv and its environs.
Bad weather in Lviv: parking lots and roads are flooded
The Zubra River, near Lviv, is flooded – transport is currently impossible there, the Lviv City Council notes.
Also, due to heavy rains overnight, parking lots near the Continent residential complex in Sokolniki were flooded.
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As reported by the first deputy mayor Andriy Moskalenko, flooding is observed in Lviv on the streets Kulparkivska, Truskavetska, Aviatsionnaya.
Emergency teams are working on the ground, but until the rains stop, it will be difficult to fully eliminate the consequences of the flooding.
According to weather forecasts, it will rain throughout the day today.
Emergency crews are working on the ground. As the mayor reported Andriy Sadovyi, due to heavy rains, flooding continues in Lviv.
— There are places where the water reaches almost 3 meters — we are talking about non-residential areas. The Zubra River continues to overflow its banks. We ask residents to move things from basements to a safe place, and also to roll cars out of underground parking lots and potentially dangerous areas, — he emphasized.
According to weather forecasts, it will rain throughout the day today.
Photo: Lviv Municipal Council
Photo: Lviv Municipal Council
Photo: Lviv Municipal Council
Photo: Lviv Municipal Council
Photo: Lviv Municipal Council
Photo: Lviv Municipal Council
Rains in Lviv: how transport operates
Public transport in Lviv operates as usual.
Only trolleybus #27 is temporarily turning around on Gorodotskaya Street near ATP-1 due to flooding on Aviatsionnaya Street. A trolleybus with autonomous power supply operates on the route.
As reported by the Patrol Police of Lviv Oblast, the following sections of roads are flooded due to bad weather:
- Lviv city, Truskavetska street; St. John Paul II Avenue.
- highway T-14-16 Lviv – Medenichi – Pustomyty near the village of Sokolniki.
All services are working on site.
Let us remind you that from July 7 to 8 A powerful hurricane raged in the western regions of Ukraine. Fallen trees and damaged houses were recorded in the regions, and in some settlements there were power outages and train delays.
