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Heavy rain washes away road in western Lithuania, making it impassable

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Heavy rain washed away part of Road 2222 near Kartena in western Lithuania, making the route impassable.
  • The Kartena eldership warned drivers to use another route after floodwater damaged a culvert over the Kลซlupis stream.
  • The incident followed several days of heavy rainfall, particularly in western Lithuania.

Heavy rain has washed away part of a road near Kartena in western Lithuania, leaving the route completely impassable.

Video shared on social media by a resident showed the Kลซlupis stream heavily swollen and water covering a damaged section of the road. The post was made on September 6 at 10:20 a.m.

The Kartena eldership issued an official warning about Road 2222, which runs between Vฤ—ลพaiฤiai, Mikoliลกkiai and Kartena. It said the culvert over the Kลซlupis stream near Abakai village had been washed out and urged drivers to choose another route.

The damage followed days of heavy rain across Lithuania, with western areas receiving the most precipitation. Water quickly rose in smaller streams and washed away the road structure where the channel could not contain the flow.

Attention! On Road 2222 Vฤ—ลพaiฤiai, Mikoliลกkiai, Kartena near Abakai village, the culvert over the Kลซlupis stream has been washed out and the road is impassable. Choose another route.

· Kartena eldershipThe local authority warned drivers about the flooded and damaged road.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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