Due to bad weather, a retaining wall collapsed near the Stone Bridge in Voronezh. In this respect writer On the Telegram channel, the mayor of the city, Vadim Kstenin.
“A serious incident occurred in the Central District due to heavy rain, part of the retaining wall of the Stone Bridge collapsed. In the post, all services are already working on the site.
The mayor announced that a state of emergency was declared on a regional scale in order to take the necessary measures.
According to him, he instructed “to carry out as soon as possible all coordination with the relevant services of the regional government”. This is necessary in order to obtain “permit to carry out work in an area of cultural heritage of regional importance”.
“First clearing the area, then assessing the condition of all structures, and then restoring the facility,” said Kstenin.
The stone bridge is an architectural monument of the 19th century. One of the main attractions of Voronezh is located at the intersection of Karl Marx and Chernyshevsky streets. It was built in 1826 by local architect Ivan Blitsyn. In 1983, the building was included in the list of archaeological, historical and architectural monuments of the Voronezh region and was accepted for state protection.
Locals call the bridge the “city talisman”, as it is considered lucky among the newlyweds. Legend has it that for the marriage to be strong and happy, the newlyweds must break a bottle of champagne on the bridge and hang padlocks with their names on them. In addition, a part of the movie “Male and Female Play” was shot in Stone Bridge.
It rains during the day in Voronezh. First the streets of the Left-Bank District flooded, then the bad weather hit the rest of the city. Not only the streets but also the entrances are flooded. Storm sewers can’t handle rain.
“Everyone is used to the rainwater not working. I’ve had worse. “The northern area is dry, but the left bank is flooded, that’s all.” said local resident Pavel “Newspaper.Ru”.
According to him, local authorities are trying to solve the problem, “but this is clearly not enough.”
“The storm drains have a high percentage of blockages, but there is no funding, so we get it. “I have my own organization connected to the sewerage and the equipment is more powerful than the city’s, but it’s easier for them to pretend it’s working than to give the budget,” he said.
In the city due to difficult traffic jams. The worst situation is in the Mashmet area. There was a huge traffic jam on Ilyushin Street. There are literally cars floating on the roads.
“Maşmet region is sinking, on average the property is not damaged. Only roads that cannot be built in our city are damaged, and this is very sad, ”said Lubov, a local resident, in a conversation with socialbites.ca.
This was confirmed in our publication by another resident of Voronezh, Alexander.
“Rostovskaya, Novosibirskaya streets were flooded. Field of mercy. At the Shubin bus stop, a tree fell over the powerline pole. No casualties, it seems. He was drowning,” he said.
As the local press reported, based on eyewitnesses, on Novosibirskaya Street, due to a hurricane, a concrete wire pole nearly crashed into a busy street – it hung over the road.
Release “Gorkom36” informsIt was learned that the traffic police came to the scene first. About an hour later, “a repair team arrived with equipment support: a truck with a barrel, 2 tractors, a repair vehicle with a turret.” But they immediately left, instead of them employees of the Ministry of Emergencies came to the scene.
The hail on the outskirts of Voronezh and outside the city passed in a few minutes. Eyewitnesses filmed large ice balls.
According to the Vesti.Voronezh website, the last such weather in Voronezh was in April, after which the streets were also flooded, the manholes could not cope with the flow of water.