The water level in the Western Dvina near Verkhnedvinsk has risen to a dangerously high level

April 11, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Flooding of houses, farmsteads and low-water bridges occurred in five districts of the Vitebsk region over the past day, the press secretary of the Vitebsk regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations told a BELTA correspondent. The largest number of farmsteads and outbuildings (5 and 6 respectively) were flooded in the Verkhnedvinsk district due to the rise in water level in the Western Dvina River. As of 8 p.m. on April 10, the water level in the Western Dvina River was 880 cm, with a dangerously high level of 879 cm. Considering that the basement floors of houses in the flooded area exceed 1.5 meters in height, there is no need to evacuate residents. The living conditions of people are not disrupted. At the same time, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the rate of water rise in the river near Verkhnedvinsk is 22 cm per day. The situation is under constant control. According to the latest data, 2 houses in the Gorodok district, 8 farmsteads and 6 outbuildings in the Verkhnedvinsk and Vitebsk districts, and 3 low-water bridges in the Beshenkovichi and Liozno districts remain flooded in the Vitebsk region. The total flooded area is 1.54 hectares. 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 Union of Consumer Societies 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. -0-