Flooding Recorded In 11 Districts Of Belarus

The Ministry for Emergency Situations reports flooding caused by meltwater in 11 districts of Belarus.

According to the ministry, the spring flood has affected four regions of the country:

• in seven districts of the Hrodna region, eight residential houses, 27 household plots, and six basements have been flooded;
• in the Minsk region, seven residential houses and seven household plots have been flooded;
• in the Brest region, flooding has been recorded in four household plots and two basements;
• in the Homiel region, one residential house and one household plot remain in the flooded zone.

Spring hydrological processes continue to develop on Belarusian rivers. In the basins of the Western Dvina, Dnieper, Biarezina, Sozh, and Prypiats rivers, as well as in certain sections of the Neman and Viliya rivers, stable ice cover and ice cover with openings remain. Ice thickness ranges from 12 to 43 cm. A steady rise in water levels is being observed, with increases of up to 28 cm per day.