{"id":141521,"date":"2025-06-05T22:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T19:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/141521\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"heavy-rain-disrupts-public-transit-in-minsk","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/141521\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy rain disrupts public transit in Minsk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"544\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/liven-mchs-minsk-20250605.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/liven-mchs-minsk-20250605.jpg 544w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/liven-mchs-minsk-20250605-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/liven-mchs-minsk-20250605-178x118.jpg 178w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(mchs.gov.by \/ Screenshot by Pozirk)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 5, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The Minsk public transit on 96 routes has been temporarily halted this evening due to heavy rain that hit the Belarusian capital. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traffic disruptions affected 53 bus and 36 trolleybus routes as well as  7 streetcar lines, exceeding two hours in some areas, the Minsktrans public transit operator said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The emergency situations ministry recorded precipitation of up to 20 mm and reported fallen trees across the city and some flooded buildings. The weather services issued a thunderstorm warning for tomorrow due to rainy weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Thunderstorm topples 142 trees in Homiel region<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">June 4, Pozirk. A thunderstorm that hit the Homiel region yesterday resulted in at least 142 fallen trees in Re\u010dyca, Jelsk and Lel\u010dycy districts, the Homiel Regional Executive Committee has said on Telegram. Six cars and ten roofs were damaged &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/141272\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 5, Pozirk. The Minsk public transit on 96 routes has been temporarily halted this evening due to heavy rain that hit the Belarusian capital. Traffic disruptions affected 53 bus and 36 trolleybus routes as well as 7 streetcar lines, exceeding two hours in some areas, the Minsktrans public transit operator said. 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