Fallen trees in Trakai
“Today in the Trakai district, after a storm (in some places wind speeds reached 18 m/s), trees were toppled and damaged.
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To ensure the safety of residents, city guests, and property, urgent storm damage removal work was carried out: fallen, dangerous, and damaged trees were removed,” reports the Trakai district municipality.
People share impressions that the wind was strongest around 3 p.m., toppling many large trees, for example, a 40-year-old bird cherry.
Trees also fell in Vilnius
Strong gusts of wind also caused damage in Vilnius. Reports mention fallen trees, and in the Žvėrynas district, a falling tree crushed an electricity pole. A 15min reader shared impressive photos.
After receiving a call, officers saw that several trees could not withstand the strong gusts of wind. One large tree, while falling, hit a concrete electricity pole, which broke and collapsed.
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Thousands without electricity
Due to the wind that intensified on Wednesday, about 2,200 electricity consumers in Lithuania were without power on Wednesday evening, according to data from the Energy Distribution Operator (ESO).
As ESO representative Rasa Juodkienė told BNS earlier, the wind strengthened from 1 p.m., and the most consumers without electricity on Wednesday were in Utena County.
The outage map on the ESO website shows that electricity supply was also disrupted for customers in the Šalčininkai, Akmenė, Vilkaviškis, and Švenčionys districts.
According to meteorologists, on Wednesday evening and night, wind gusts in Lithuania reach up to 13–18 meters per second. It is forecasted that strong wind gusts will continue throughout the night and on Thursday during the day.
