Streets, A Bank And A Car Dealership Flooded In Minsk

New footage of the aftermath of the powerful downpour and the forecast for today has emerged.

In the evening of June 5, a powerful "storm front" hit Minsk, bringing heavy precipitation and, as a consequence, "waterlogging" in various parts of the city. Streets turned into rivers, public transportation stopped in some places, and in some places even had to call rescuers to pump water out of buildings. But it seems to be too early to relax, writes "Telegraf".

According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Belarus, "up to 20 mm of precipitation" was recorded in the capital. This was enough to cause "waterlogging" in some parts of the city.

Belgidromet later specified that 18 to 36 mm of precipitation fell in different areas of Minsk, while the monthly norm is 79 mm. According to their calculations, the Sukharevo and Uruchye neighborhoods suffered the most.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that the weather caused "partial stoppage of public transport" in Leninski, Frunzenski, Tsentralny, Partizanski, Pershamaiski and Maskouski districts of Minsk.

Emergency Ministry workers also went out to saw down fallen trees in the city. In addition, the rescuers had to eliminate waterlogging in a car dealership on Timiryazeva Street and in the building of Belarusbank on Dzerzhinskogo Avenue.

Minchants in social networks, especially in TikTok, began to actively share videos, which show how the streets of the city have turned into turbulent streams, cars are struggling to overcome water obstacles, while pedestrians are looking for detours.

"Unquiet" with hail and heat

The weather is predicted to continue to remain "turbulent" on Friday. According to the Belarus weather channel @meteovibe, the country will still be "under the influence of a polar front with waves separating the tropical and temperate latitude air masses."

Night on Friday, if this channel is to be believed, heavy thunderstorm rains are expected in places across the southeast and then southwest and south of the country, in some places with squally winds up to 15-20 m/s. Fog will thicken over the northwestern half. The temperature at night +13...+18°C, in the south up to +20°C.

In the afternoon on Friday, the front, according to the forecast of @meteovibe, will "sharpen", and short-term rains with thunderstorms will again pass over most of the territory. In places, heavy downpours, hail and squalls up to 15-20 m/s are expected, locally and more. Daytime temperature will be +21 ... +27 ° C, in the south up to +30 ° C.

In Minsk on Friday night, suggested Meteoweib, will be +14 ... +16 ° C, without precipitation, fog is possible. In the afternoon, +24...+26°C, short-term rain, thunderstorms, gusty winds are expected.

Belgidromet also issued a warning about "adverse weather phenomenon" for June 6.

"Thunderstorms are expected in most parts of the territory, heavy showers in some areas, hail and strong wind gusts of 15-20 m/s, 21-24 m/s in some areas. In the daytime hours in the south-eastern regions the maximum air temperature will reach +30 ... +32 ° C".

Weather conditions on Friday, according to their data, will be determined by atmospheric fronts and warm unstable air mass from the south-west. The air temperature will be +14...+20°C at night, +23...+29°C during the day, +30...+32°C in the southeastern regions.

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