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Minsk on May 8th paralyzed by 10-point traffic jams and downpour

The downpour on Friday, May 8th, paralyzed traffic in Minsk. According to Yandex service data, road congestion reached a maximum of 10 points by 5:00 PM. The most difficult situation is in the Frunzensky district, writes Office Life.

Minsk, Lynkova street. Photo: Meteovibe

The Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that seven road sections in the capital were flooded. Due to the high water, 23 routes – 11 trolleybus and 12 bus – were temporarily stopped. Transport has now resumed, but this has so far had little impact on the overall traffic situation.

Photo: Yandex Maps

The main forces of rescuers and utility workers were deployed to several points:

  • Zhdanovichi shopping center: clogged storm drains are being cleared there;
  • Lyutsinskaya, Mazurova, and Labanka streets: water is being pumped out here, and rescuers had to manually pull out two cars from Mazurova and Labanka;
  • private sector: in Frunzensky and Moskovsky districts, water entered the territory of households.

Screenshot from MES video

Despite the serious precipitation, there were no casualties, and no trees fell either.

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