Floods in western Ukraine: 550 houses flooded, 83 bridges destroyed

As of June 29, 70 towns and villages in the four western regions remain flooded due to extreme weather conditions.

“In 70 towns and villages (42 – in Ivano-Frankivsk region, 19 – in Chernivtsi region, 2 – in Lviv region, 7 – in Ternopil region), 550 houses are flooded (267 – in Ivano-Frankivsk region, 163 – in Chernivtsi region, 120 – in Ternopil region); one facility of social and domestic infrastructure is flooded; 831 basements are flooded (574 – in Ivano-Frankivsk region, 217 – in Chernivtsi region, 6 – in Lviv region, 34 – in Ternopil region); 1,898 smallholdings are flooded (1,008 – in Ivano-Frankivsk region, 679 – in Chernivtsi region, 2 – in Lviv region, 209 – in Ternopil region); 150.5 km of the highway is damaged (149km – in Ivano-Frankivsk region, 1.4km – in Chernivtsi region, 0.08 km – in Lviv region); 83 bridges are damaged (81 – in Ivano-Frankivsk region, 1 – in Chernivtsi region, 1 – in Lviv region),” the press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine informs.

Three people were killed in floods (in Ivano-Frankivsk region).

As reported, heavy rainfall on June 22-24 caused floods in Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Lviv, and Ternopil regions.

The United States pledged to allocate $100,000 in new funding to eliminate the effects of severe flooding in western Ukraine, the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine announced on June 27.

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