In Łomża, there is knee-deep water in some places

Heavy rainfall caused numerous floods in Łomża. Streets, parking lots, and buildings were flooded.

– We are receiving a lot of information about various incidents. At the moment, we have recorded about 40 of them. The incidents mainly concern flooded buildings – Paweł Leszczyński, press officer of the Municipal Commander of the State Fire Service in Łomża, informed tvnmeteo.pl at about 2 p.m. The firefighters' actions mainly consist of pumping water out of flooded streets, basements, and buildings. The press officer added that the interventions were mainly recorded in the Łomża district and Łomża.

We received photos and a recording of the flooded Konstytucji 3 Maja Street on Kontakt 24.

In Zambrów County, a total of 20 incidents were recorded. Some streets were flooded, but there was no need to direct traffic. The city was not paralyzed, the water is being pumped out on an ongoing basis. The water got into the school and kindergarten – it seeped through the wall, there was about a centimeter of it, so there was no need to evacuate.

Since Tuesday morning, firefighters in the Podlaskie province have recorded 71 weather incidents. Most interventions were recorded in the Zambrów district and Zambrów, and since noon also in the Łomża district and Łomża.