Drivers are responsible for their vehicles in the car park, — «ELU Avtodorig» commented on the flooding of cars near «Dormashyna»

Drivers are drying out their cars after flooding near Dormashyna. Photo: NikVesti

Drivers should be aware of the situation during heavy rain and avoid parking their cars in the «Dormashyna» area of Mykolaiv. Today, one driver went there despite the road closure and got stuck.

This was reported by Vitalii Shevchenko, director of the municipal enterprise «ELU Avtodorig», in response to a question from NikVesti regarding the flooded cars in «Dormashyna».

During the downpour, near the ATB supermarket on Hromadianska Street and Tsentralnyi Avenue, water flooded the carriageway and cars in the car park.

One of the drivers whose car was flooded told NikVesti that the water level began to rise rapidly after he had gone into the shop.

«I came to the shop to do some shopping, bought what I needed, and when I came out, the water had already started to rise. Now the car won’t start. I’m afraid to start it in case I make things worse. I want it to dry out, and then I’ll sort it out,» said Mykola.

Flooded cars in Dormashyna. Photo: NikVesti

Flooded cars in Dormashyna. Photo: NikVesti

Vitalii Shevchenko, director of the municipal enterprise «ELU Avtodorig», noted that residents know that cars should not be left in «Dormashyna» during heavy downpours. But there have been situations in the past where drivers ignored the warnings.

«First and foremost, residents who have lived in Mykolaiv for many years understand and know that during heavy downpours, you cannot leave cars in the car park near the supermarket or drive through, because sometimes, once a year, the area floods and the water rises higher than the road surface. In fact, the issue is the very heavy rainfall. We saw that the water was 2–3 blocks higher,» noted the director of the municipal enterprise «ELU Avtodorig».

When asked about cars and compensation for flood damage, Vitalii Shevchenko replied that drivers are responsible for their vehicles.

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«People are responsible for the cars they leave in car parks. They know it’s pouring with rain, so they go into a shop. Either they need to park higher up, or not park at all... In other words, if you see it’s pouring here, you shouldn’t just leave your car here. And just now there was one incident: a driver from Kherson, seeing that the road was already blocked, drove on anyway and got stuck in the flood. He said: ‘I’ll get through.’ In other words, he was told that the water was very deep here, but he said, ‘I’ll get through,’ yet he didn’t make it,’»said Vitalii Shevchenko.

As a reminder, on 21 May in Mykolaiv, several streets in various parts of the city were flooded following heavy rain. The worst flooding was recorded near the «Dormashyna’ bus stop and by the ATB supermarket»

Vitalii Shevchenko, director of «ELU Avtodorig», commented that the cause of the flooding near the «Dormashyna» bus stop in Mykolaiv was not a problem with the drainage system, but the large amount of rainfall that fell all at once. To avoid such situations in the future, a project needs to be developed and the drainage system in this area rebuilt.