New Year's Eve failure in the capital of Estonia. The first such situation in almost 40 years
“It will take some time to fill the empty pipelines, and the water supply and the pressure in the network may be uneven. The water may also be more turbid,” the press release said.
How long did the water outage in Tallinn last?
What caused the water supply interruption?
When was the failure removed?
How many cm was the ice cover on Lake Ulemiste?
The failure was removed on January 1 around 15.
On December 31, the ice cover reached 25 cm on the Ulemiste city lake, which is part of the system that supplies Tallinn with drinking water. The ice-clogged grid was cleared by divers.
According to the deputy mayor of Tallinn, Tiit Terik, more than half of the capital's residents did not have water on New Year's Eve. The last time such a similar situation occurred was in 1987, also on December 31.
According to experts, the freezing of water in a city reservoir depends on a specific combination of air temperature and the direction and strength of the wind. On New Year's Eve in Tallinn, the temperature dropped to about 10 degrees below zero.
