Border Crossing Point Closed at the Ukrainian-Hungarian Border Due to Bad Weather

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Border Crossing Point Closed at the Ukrainian-Hungarian Border Due to Bad Weather

On July 8, the “Dzyvinkove-Lonya” border crossing point at the Ukrainian-Hungarian border was temporarily closed due to the need to address the consequences of severe weather conditions.

This is reported by Finway

Due to the cleanup from the weather disaster, border crossing operations at the “Dzyvinkove – Lonya” point on the Ukrainian-Hungarian border have been temporarily suspended as of July 8. We ask you to take this information into account when planning your travels abroad.

For crossing the border, citizens are advised to use the nearest border crossing points – “Kosyno” or “Velyka Padal”. The timeline for the resumption of operations at the crossing point is currently not available.

Situation at Other Border Crossing Points

At the border with Poland, the longest queues are observed at the “Ustyluh” crossing point, where 60 passenger cars are waiting. At “Uhryniv”, there are 15 passenger cars and 2 buses. There are no queues at other crossing points.

At the Slovak border, the “Uzhhorod” point has 30 passenger cars waiting. On the Hungarian route at the “Tysa” point, there are 20 cars, while “Kosyno”, “Luzhanka”, and “Vylok” each have 10-15 cars.

Consequences of Bad Weather in Ukraine

The severe weather has caused significant damage to infrastructure in several regions of Ukraine. In the Ternopil region, 66 settlements are completely without electricity, and 42 are partially affected. In the Rivne region, 61 settlements remain completely without power and 2 partially, affecting over 13,000 subscribers.

In the Chernivtsi region, numerous cases of damage to critical and transport infrastructure, as well as residential buildings, have been reported. Emergency services are actively working to mitigate the effects of the disaster in Chernivtsi, Chernivtsi district, and Vyzhnytsia district.

In Lviv, strong storms with thunder and gusty winds have damaged trees. In Mukachevo, there are also reports of power outages in several villages.