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Re: Flood Watch

Posted: April 2nd, 2010, 12:02 pm
by alice44
I almost had to close my eyes on that video.

Re: Flood Watch

Posted: April 2nd, 2010, 4:34 pm
by Kuremari
some pictures from Soomaa ...the connection is cut....cars stay on the road sides and canoes are the only possible transport
http://www.parnupostimees.ee/?id=244866

Re: Flood Watch

Posted: April 2nd, 2010, 6:06 pm
by Jo UK
I checked the webcam - the picture hasn't refreshed since 11.19 today.

Re: Flood Watch

Posted: April 2nd, 2010, 9:38 pm
by juta
Here is video from TV news about Soomaa.

http://uudised.err.ee/index.php?0&popup=video&id=31827

Re: Flood Watch

Posted: April 2nd, 2010, 10:04 pm
by Olga
But isn't it difficult to live a normal life surrounded by water - for humans and mammals ?? It looks bad! There was seen on the video a White Stork nest and a White Stork there on the nest! The storks of course do not feel so bad. Hm.. :puzzled: perhaps there are not much fish in the flood water..

Re: Flood Watch

Posted: April 2nd, 2010, 10:37 pm
by juta
That flood is there every year. People have conformed to that I think.
Hope Aivar Ruukel(by the way he gave interview in that video)could tell us.

Re: Flood Watch

Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 12:10 am
by Katsa
Aivar, is THIS the bridge on the web cam?

Re: Flood Watch

Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 12:45 am
by Jo UK
AivarRuukel wrote:Many thanks to all people involved in this experiment and who's commitment turned this wild idea into reality!
:hi: Aivar - I saw you on TV - see Juta's post!

Thanks, Juta. That was interesting.

Re: Flood Watch

Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 3:07 am
by macdoum
WOW.. not only is it flooding but that water is freezing cold too. We see the ice floating round those people in the canoe.. :slap: :shock:
Courage,people of Soomaa. :hi:
You wouldn't want to forget your pint of milk at the shop. :innocent:

Re: Flood Watch

Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 8:18 am
by juta
Good morning!
It seems the cam is working again.

Image

Re: Flood Watch

Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 10:56 am
by Liis
...and the water level is long past last year's highest (orange band, submerged now :rolleyes:) and steadily approaching the 1956 peak, green band on tree on right hand side.

(Live camera image HERE, in case anyone has lost the URL)

EDIT: band colours corrected :blush: :blush: , thanks, Jo!

Re: Flood Watch

Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 3:21 pm
by juta
Inspecting the bridge?

Image

Re: Flood Watch

Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 6:09 pm
by Jo UK
Where? You mean that underwater bridge?? :laugh: :laugh:

Re: Flood Watch

Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 7:57 pm
by deeve
Kanal 2 showed the flood, such a great picture. Hope to go there next weekend.

Re: Flood Watch

Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 8:32 pm
by juta
deeve wrote:Kanal 2 showed the flood, such a great picture. Hope to go there next weekend.
I saw that too!
Deeve, do you think it will continue yet on next week?

Re: Flood Watch

Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 8:32 pm
by Jo UK
The water level is much closer to the green mark, this evening.

Re: Flood Watch

Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 8:33 pm
by juta
Jo UK wrote:Where? You mean that underwater bridge?? :laugh: :laugh:
:D OK, the place where used to be a bridge.

Re: Flood Watch

Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 8:44 pm
by deeve
Juta
I hope so. The snow is still melting. I last went there in Febr, I´m quite sure it´ll take some more time to melt it all.

Re: Flood Watch

Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 9:08 pm
by juta
deeve wrote:Juta
I hope so. The snow is still melting. I last went there in Febr, I´m quite sure it´ll take some more time to melt it all.
I hope you will take photos and post here then.

Re: Flood Watch

Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 10:48 pm
by AivarRuukel
It is not an underwater bridge, it is a floating bridge, see picture.Image