The storms that passed through Warsaw on Friday night and in the morning led to a malfunction of the traffic control device at the West Railway Station. Trains are delayed.
“At the Warszawa Zachodnia station, the technical services of PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe SA are removing a defect in railway traffic control devices that occurred after the storm passed” – informed Magdalena Janus from the press team of PKP PLK in a press release.
Trains passing through this station may be delayed by several dozen minutes. “Information about changes is provided at stations and stops as well as on trains” – assured Janus.
Night storm in Warsaw Contact 24/ Night Marek
The storm also caused difficulties on the roads, specifically on the S79 route near Chopin Airport. “As a result of heavy rainfall, the turning lane and the exit slip road in Sasanki Street towards Żwirki i Wigury Street were flooded. Water pumping is underway. A detour on local roads has been set” – informed the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways. It also flooded Aleja Wilanowska in the area of the Służewiecka Valley.
As senior captain Michał Klaus from the Municipal Headquarters of the State Fire Service in Warsaw informed us before 7 am, so far firefighters have received a total of 14 reports related to rainfall. – They all concern flooded basements or fallen trees. There were no injuries, the firefighter said.
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