Heavy rain and melting snow, mixed with unusually heat climate in late fall, have induced extreme flooding in Finland, resulting in the non permanent closure of a significant freeway on Tuesday, in accordance with native media Yle.
The Nationwide Freeway 3, which connects northern and southern Finland, was closed close to the town of Tampere because of the flooding. However authorities managed to reopen the highway after a number of hours.
Late final week, Finland skilled heavy snowfall, however heat temperatures introduced collected snow to soften within the southern and central areas, the Finnish Environmental Institute reported. Following snow got here heavy rainfalls, the institute famous, including that precipitation in southern areas reached 30 to 40 millimeters on Monday, inflicting rivers to swell and streets to flood in a number of cities.
Flooding in Finland is extra seen within the spring, when ice accumulation in rivers disrupts water movement. ■
