A wave of torrential downpours and storms passed through Ełk and neighboring towns. As a result of the natural disaster, local flooding occurred on several streets of our city. In addition, the roof of one of the multi-family buildings in the center was torn off, and trees were fallen in various parts of the city.

From the first minutes, all municipal services and the Fire Brigade took immediate action.

The Fire Brigade and employees of the Water and Sewerage Company cleared the network and pumped out water on an ongoing basis. The most serious interventions concerned Wawelska Street and Targowa Street.

High water levels also occurred under the viaduct along Dąbrowskiego Street. Immediately after the rainfall subsided, the storm sewer received all the water.

Such intense and rapid rainfall means that at one point even modern drainage systems are not able to immediately accept such a huge amount of water.

On Wojska Polskiego Street, a strong wind tore off the roof of a multi-family building. The building is in the process of being secured by the services. Elements of the detached roof are cleaned and secured.

On the promenade, the wind knocked down a dozen or so trees. They have already been secured, and tomorrow the services will clean up the area. A large tree at Kilińskiego Street was also felled.