In Moldova declared a red alert level due to shallowing of the Dniester

The Hydrometeorological Service of Moldova announced a red alert level due to the lowering of the water level on the stretch of the Dniester River. The notice was published by the press service of the department.

So, the red level in the area between the village of Naslavcha and the city of Kamenka - there the water level in the river fell to 15% of the average multi-year monthly values.

As the hydrometeorological service explains, the red level is determined by the regime of water discharge from the Novodnestrovian reservoir in Ukraine. The flow rate of water discharged downstream corresponds to the flow into the reservoir.

In addition, on the stretch of the Dniester from the city of Dubossary to the village of Tudorovo, the water level is 30% of the average multi-year monthly values, which corresponds to the orange level of alarm.

Earlier, the Minister of environment of Moldova Georgy Hazhder said that Ukraine due to the critically low level in the Novodnestrovo reservoir can not maintain the previous flow of water in the river Dniester. According to him, Kiev asked to reduce the discharge of water from the reservoir due to drought in the Carpathians. “[We] went into balancing mode: the dam no longer accumulates water, and everything that comes from the Carpathians goes directly to Moldova,” Hajder said.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova, the Dniester provides water to about 80% of the population of the country and 98% of the population of the capital of the state - Chisinau.

Since September 26, an emergency regime in energy and hydrology has been in force in Moldova for a period of 60 days. According to President Maia Sandu, the measure was introduced preventively. She explained that due to the drought, the flow of the Dniester River decreased significantly, which in turn affected electricity production. At the same time, Moldova is completely dependent on energy imports, and the price of gas on the European market rose 2.5 times over the year and reached about $ 1,000 per 1,000 cubic meters.