Due to biggest flood in 50 years, eight regions of Ukraine were affected. VIDEO&PHOTOS
In Ukraine, flooding was recorded in the Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Rivne, Poltava, Cherkasy and Chernihiv regions. The water level is rising within the Vyt, Dnipro, Desna, Seim, Sozh, Pripyat, Horyn and Zahidny Bug rivers.
This is reported by Censor.NET with reference to Suspilne and State Emergency Service.
According to the State Emergency Service, the hydrological situation is currently under control. But 1,379 households remain flooded (Chernihiv – 474, Cherkasy – 182, Dnipropetrovsk – 83, Poltava – 107, Kyiv – 210 and Kirovohrad – 323) and 198 houses (Dnipropetrovsk – 38, Kirovohrad – 87, Cherkasy – 42, Chernihiv – 29) and Poltava — 2), of which 125 are country houses.
In the Dnipropetrovsk, Volyn, Rivne, Cherkasy and Poltava regions, 9,138 hectares of agricultural land were flooded. Transport connections to 30 settlements were disrupted: Chernihivska – 29 and Kyivska – 1.
The situation in Kyiv and the Kyiv region
As the KCSA told Suspilny, there are currently no emergency floods in Kyiv. However, there is the flooding of floodplains - this happens almost every year.
"Now the islands in the Muromets Park, Hydropark, Trukhaniv Island, Halerna Zatoka, Korchuvate, private plots in the Osokorkiv area are flooded," said Roman Tkachuk, director of the Department of Municipal Security of the KCSA.
According to the Ukrhydrometeorological Center, the peak of the spring flood will occur around April 22. As of 12:00 on April 17, the water level in the Dnieper is 9,359 cm (critical level – 9,415 cm) according to the Baltic Height System.
"There are still 50-60 cm left before the critical water level. We understand that the water can reach this level, so we are conducting additional training of all services that can be used to help residents," Tkachuk emphasized.
In the Kyiv region, the Chornobyl reserve was also flooded.
"Kyivvodokanal" reported that the hydrological situation is under control, there is no threat of the Irpin River overflowing its banks. The water in Kyiv's taps may have a yellowish color, but it remains safe.
The situation in Dnipropetrovsk region
As of April 17, more than 150 country houses and 170 homesteads remain flooded in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Most of the water is in cottage cooperatives near the village of Kurylivka. There, more than 100 houses and several streets remain flooded.
The situation in Volyn
As of April 17, the flooded area in Volyn is 17,000 hectares of agricultural land and homesteads. Over the weekend, the flooded area doubled. On Friday, April 14, more than 7,000 hectares were under water. The largest - 14,000 hectares - were flooded in the Kamin-Kashir district.
"There is no improvement in the situation yet, it is raining, which has affected a sharp rise in the water level. On Saturday, April 15, almost 50% of the monthly rate of precipitation fell. On April 17, the Styr River flooded in Lutsk, and we are approaching the level of flooding in Kolkyi as well." - the deputy head of the regional office of water resources, Rostislav Kravchuk, commented on the situation.
From 14 to 20 pumping stations operate daily in the region, which have already pumped out more than 20 million cubic meters of water since the beginning of flooding in the region. The regional office of water resources noted that the last such large-scale and long-term flooding in Volyn was in 2013.
The situation in Zhytomyr region
As a result of the spring rains, the crossings and private farms of the Narodic community were partially flooded.
"In Grezla, the crossing was washed away and the main road, where a wooden bridge was built, was washed away. Currently, the bus and ambulance beyond Grezla to the village of Radcha, Nova Radcha and Stara Radcha can move freely. On the washed-out crossing, work will begin only when sappers will conduct an inspection there," Oleh Yarmolyuk, the head of the Naroditsa settlement military administration, told Suspilne.
He noted that it is impossible to carry out work on most of the flooded private gardens. Even if the water is pumped out, the next day it will rise again, because the water level in the river is quite high.
"We also have a problem with the crossing to the Bazarska zone, that is, across the Uzh River, where the bridge was damaged. Now there is a pontoon crossing, but the water level behind it and before the pontoon crossing has risen by 50-60 centimeters. We had experts from Zhytomyr. They conducted a survey. When the water level drops, then work will be carried out there. So far we cannot do anything on our own," he added.
Flooding of private farms was also recorded in Malyna of Korosten district and Chernyakhiv of Zhytomyr district.
The situation in the Rivne region
During the spring irrigation, mostly agricultural land, several dozen farm buildings and two houses were flooded, the head of the regional office of water resources Ihor Mosiychuk told Sospilno.
According to his information, the rise in the water level was caused by precipitation that occurred in January-March. Now the rise of water in the rivers has almost stopped. As for the markings on the level of flooding, the indicators on the main rivers as of mid-April are as follows:
- Horyn — 108 cm to the level of flooding
- Sluch — 6 cm to the level of flooding
- Steer — 18 cm to the level of flooding
"If there is flooding in the region, it is in general agricultural land and hayfields, approximately 3,600 hectares. There are 92 homesteads, two houses and 38 farm buildings," Mosiychuk noted.
The situation in Cherkasy
As of April 17, 42 residential buildings, 182 households and 485 hectares of agricultural land in 16 settlements of Cherkasy and Zolotoni districts were flooded in Cherkasy Oblast due to spring irrigation, the State Emergency Service reported.
The head of the Cherkasy hydrometeorological center, Vitaliy Postrygan, said that there is a threat of flooding of territories in Cherkasy region due to spring irrigation. Approximately until the end of April, water will still arrive.
The situation in Chernihiv region
In Chernihiv region, 12 villages and towns were flooded due to flooding, reports Chernihiv RMA on its website.
Due to the rise of the water level on the rivers, flooding is recorded in the Chernihiv and Koryukiv districts. As of the morning of April 17, 474 households were flooded, in which 654 people live, including 21 children.
29 residential buildings were flooded in three settlements of Chernihiv district: 11 houses in the village of Prokhoriv, 10 in Mnyov, and 8 in Pustinky.
Transport connections with 29 settlements in the Chernihiv region were also disrupted: Novgorod-Siversky district — four villages, Koryukiv and Chernihiv districts — eight villages each. There are nine villages and settlements in the Nizhyn district.
The situation in Kirovohrad region
The territories of the Kirovohrad region have been flooded since April 13. The water level in the Kremenchutsk Reservoir is measured by means of gauges. Residents of Svitlovodska and Onufriivska communities in Kirovohrad region are advised not to drink water from wells in the flood zone. Acute intestinal infections, salmonellosis, rotavirus infection, and dysentery can spread in flooded areas, says Halyna Sabadash. Outdoor toilets must be cleaned in the yards.
In Kirovohrad region, 323 yards and 87 houses remain flooded.
The situation in Poltava region
More than one hundred yards and more than three hundred homesteads were damaged by the flood in Poltava region. They are located in the Kremenchuk district. Oleh Lyednik, the head of the Kremenchug district military administration, told Suspilno about this.
According to him, this has not been observed for about 50 years. In the near future, experts should check the quality of drinking water and investigate the flooded areas in more detail.
According to Lednik, the current water level in the Dnipro is 67 meters above sea level, while the critical level is 82 meters. He added that the water may stand still for about a week.
