5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (699+ words) Documents obtained by LRT show that authorities in the Lithuanian capital were already aware of the looming waste crisis in the spring, but decided to take a risk. The city authorities expected the company to rebuild, at its own expense,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (363+ words) The severe storm that swept across Lithuania last month is likely to go down in the country’s weather history, according to Donatas Valiukas, head of the Climate and Research Division at Lithuania’s Hydrometeorological Service. While powerful storms are relatively uncommon…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (553+ words) One person was killed, and over 250,000 people were left without electricity – some are still living through the blackout. This time it was a storm – but what if it was an armed conflict or a drone attack? “We need to change…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1417+ words) Thousands lost mobile communications after a major storm. Experts say the biggest lesson may have little to do with mobile networks themselves – and much more to do with the electricity grid. The storm that swept across Lithuania at the weekend…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (161+ words) A Nepalese tourism official said Wednesday tourists from Lithuania were among the missing foreign nationals following devastating flash floods in the country. “Preliminary data from tourism and travel agencies show that 384 travellers are missing in the affected areas, including 291 foreign…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (359+ words) The declaration is intended to help farmers and other agricultural businesses affected by the storm meet their obligations and allow the government to seek assistance from the European Commission and use state reserve funds to compensate for or reduce losses,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (168+ words) Crews from Poland’s electricity distribution operator will begin helping Lithuania restore power Thursday after a severe storm disrupted electricity service across the country, Energy Minister Lukas Savickas said Wednesday. The Polish crews are expected to join Lithuanian teams as restoration…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (294+ words) Lithuania should seek financial assistance from the European Commission to help cover losses caused by severe storms that hit the country over the weekend, European Parliament member and Democrats “For Lithuania” party leader Virginijus Sinkevičius said Wednesday. “I believe it…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (537+ words) Lithuanian retailers are reporting a sharp surge in sales of power generators and other emergency supplies after a severe storm left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity. Some retailers said generator sales have increased by as much as 30 times,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (231+ words) More than 93,000 customers in Lithuania remained without electricity Tuesday after a severe storm battered the country over the weekend, distribution operator ESO said. Rasa Juodkienė, an ESO spokeswoman, said power had been restored to 60% of affected customers since the weekend,…...