In the Vitebsk region, 12 farmsteads and three road bridges have been flooded

April 9, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Flooding of farmsteads and road bridges has been recorded in five districts of the Vitebsk region, Vasily Chekan, head of the Vitebsk regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, told a BELTA correspondent today. The intensity of water level rise in the Western Dvina over the past day ranged from 90 cm to 126 cm. 12 farmsteads in Liozno, Beshenkovichi, Gorodok, Orsha, and Vitebsk districts have been flooded, as well as three road bridges in Liozno and Beshenkovichi districts. In Gorodok and Vitebsk districts, basements in three residential buildings were flooded. According to Vasily Chekan, similar situations occur in these places year after year, so boat crossings were organized in advance, people prepared for possible inconveniences, stocked up on food and medicines, and transport communication is carried out via detour roads. In Liozno, Gorodok, Vitebsk, Shumilino, and Beshenkovichi districts, snow cover still remains in the fields and forests, so the water level in the Western Dvina River and its tributaries will rise. A set of measures is being implemented in the region to prepare for the accident-free passage of the spring flood. To minimize the consequences of the flood, available forces and means have been put on alert, and situation headquarters have been formed to coordinate actions. The Vitebsk regional consumer union has created a reserve of food and essential industrial goods in the amount of about 35 tons in areas of possible flooding. 27 facilities have been prepared to receive evacuated citizens, and the procedure for organizing comprehensive life support for the population has been determined. Aerial reconnaissance of the flood situation is being carried out with the involvement of aviation equipment from the Vitebsk branch of "Bellesavia".-0-