“The consequences of the storm in Lithuania remain very serious. Services and infrastructure companies continue to work intensively, removing disruptions and their effects,” says A. Nrkrošius.
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PAGD: 1801 calls / departures related to storm damage removal have already been recorded.
ESO: At 08:10, 2974 faults were recorded, leaving 218,245 customers without electricity. Faults are recorded in all regions, and 230 brigades have been activated to eliminate them.
The greatest impact on electricity supply disruptions is caused by 10 kV network faults – 631 faults and 196,975 disconnected customers, or about 90.3% of all disconnected customers.
“Litgrid”: several 330 kV and 110 kV overhead lines and one 110 kV transformer substation have been disconnected due to faults.
“Amber Grid”: 26 gas distribution stations are currently operating from generators. No disruptions have been detected in critical infrastructure.
LTG: fallen trees and branches on railway tracks have been removed. However, there are still disruptions in signaling, crossings, radio communication, and electricity supply. Today, passenger trains may be delayed up to 30 minutes. About 30 passenger trains and 2000 passengers, as well as 9 freight trains, are affected.
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“Via Lietuva”: due to electricity disruptions, some variable information signs and traffic lights are not working. Disruptions are being fixed.
“Road Maintenance”: since last night until this morning, services have been removing trees on state roads.
Operations at Lithuanian airports in Vilnius, Kaunas, and Palanga are carried out without restrictions. Due to bad weather conditions in Riga, some flights were diverted to Vilnius and Kaunas, and one flight this morning from Palanga to Riga was canceled.
Currently, it is officially reported that 3 people are injured, 1 person has died.
“I ask residents to remain vigilant, not to go on the road unnecessarily, not to approach fallen trees or power lines, and to allow services to safely perform their work. The consequences of the storm are being removed, but the situation remains difficult.
I sincerely thank firefighters, police officers, ESO, road maintenance, utility workers, foresters, railway and other service personnel who, despite difficult weather conditions, are removing the consequences of the storm.
Thank you for your work, endurance, and dedication,” writes Arvydas Nekrošius, mayor of Raseiniai district municipality.
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