A landslide occurred in Cherepovets, Vologda region, due to heavy rains

In Cherepovets, Vologda region, as a result of heavy rains, a landslide occurred, and tram traffic was stopped. This was announced on September 1 by Roman Maslov, the mayor of the city.

"Passage is closed on Pobedy Avenue under the railway bridge in the area of Sudostroitelnaya Street — a landslide occurred on that site," he wrote on the Telegram channel.

According to him, 36 mm of precipitation has fallen in the region to date, which is 63% of the monthly norm. Currently, a powerful fire pumping station is operating at the scene, which pumps out up to 220 liters per second.

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On June 18, the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in the Sakhalin Region warned about a mudslide on the Uglegorsk-Porechye—Orlovo highway on the 9th km of the highway. Later, the head of the Uglegorsk city district of the region, Fedor Filin, said that the highway affected by the mudslide had been cleared by almost 70%.

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