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19.05.2023

Overview of hydrological situation of May 19, 2023

In the past period (May 16-18), on the Dnieper River near Zhlobin, Pina near Pinsk and Ubrati near Krasnoberezhye, the water entered the riverbed.

As of May 19 , the rivers mainly show a decline in water levels with a daily intensity of 1-18 cm .

On the Neman River near Grodno and the Dnieper River near Mogilev, water levels are below the marks limiting navigation.

Water levels exceed the water outlet marks on the Dnieper floodplain on the Rechitsa – Loev section, Pripyat on the Chernichi – Narovlya section, its tributaries the Styr, Sluch, Stviga, Ptich rivers, as well as the Sozh tributary the Iput River.

In Pripyat, near the town of Petrikov, the water level exceeds a dangerously high mark.

According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, river flooding is observed in most districts of the Gomel region and the Vitebsk region of the Vitebsk region.

The water temperature in rivers and reservoirs has increased and is in the range from 10°C to 19°C.

In the next five days, the rivers will mainly experience a decline in water levels, as a result of which the water level in Pripyat near the town of Petrikov will drop below a dangerously high level. The water will enter the riverbed on the Dnieper at Rechitsa, Pripyat at Chernichi and Petrikov. On the Sozh near Slavgorod, the water level will drop below the dangerous low level limiting navigation, and near Krichev, it will approach it.