Spring flooding is here again
By iDivision
@iDivision (1412)
Latvia
April 12, 2011 1:06am CST
Every year we have flooding when spring overcome winter. That is happening again right now. The highest place in country is only 312m over sea level. What a lowland you may say. Ye, we don't have any mountains here.
I am living in area which is only 5 m over sea level and water level now is only about 0.5m under land surface, so flooding affecting many, many people here including me. Last year winter stepped down fast and thus spring flooding was unstoppable. Water wasn't flowing to the local river, but it came from it and flooded many roads and houses.
This year it is a little bit better since there is no snow left so i hope in my living area flooding already reached its maximum.
1 response
@iDivision (1412)
• Latvia
19 Apr 11
Water level started to drop down this week and i noticed that it was about 40cm lower at its maximum this year in comparison to last year spring flooding.


