“Heavy rain briefly turned the city streets into rushing rivers today. The Rimkai hill also ‘floated,’ and parts of the city center were also flooded with water flows,” writes jonavoszinios.lt.
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It also rained heavily in other parts of Lithuania. After 4 p.m., it poured like from a bucket in parts of Vilnius. After the heavy rain, social networks reported that water flooded Geologų Street.
“Grindos” press representative Vita Ramanauskaitė revealed that after the downpour, flooding was recorded on Geologų, Ukmergės, Mozūriškių streets and on Laisvės and Savanorių avenues.
“Flooding was recorded on these streets, and teams have been dispatched to eliminate the consequences of the downpour,” V. Ramanauskaitė told 15min.
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It also rained heavily in Naujoji Vilnia.
The heavy downpour washed away the Vilnius district, Varėna.
The downpour hit Kybartai and Kuršėnai in the morning. It rained heavily in Plungė, Telšiai, Klaipėda in the morning.
Meteorologists warn that heavy rains will continue to wash over Lithuania on Friday and Saturday. The southeast and east of Lithuania are expected to receive especially heavy rainfall. Heavy rains are forecast overnight into Saturday in the Marijampolė, Alytus, Kaunas, Šiauliai, and Panevėžys counties.
On Saturday, dangerous downpours will wash over the Šiauliai, Panevėžys, Utena, and Kaunas counties.
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