Insurers estimate damages caused by thunderstorm on crops in Latvia
In the first three days of this week insurers in Latvia received insurance claim requests from more than 100 farms for 19 000…
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Estonian rescuers learn to extinguish electric cars
This year, Estonia’s Rescue Board has extinguished flames in 176 vehicles, and three of them were electric cars, and the rescuers themselves have…
Latvia’s president unhappy with crisis management after devastating thunderstorms
Latvia’s President Edgars Rinkēvičs is unhappy with crisis management in the country after the thunderstorms that hit the country on Monday, the 7th…
Latvian government to pay compensation to surviving family members of woman stabbed in Jekabpils
The Ministry of Justice has submitted to the government a proposal to pay the children and mother of the woman tragically stabbed dead…
BALTA: Latvian residents’ insurance claims after recent thunderstorm reach EUR 315 000
Throughout the morning of Tuesday, the 8th of August, insurance claims were being received every minute, reports insurance company BALTA (PZU Group). The…
CONTENT WARNING | Many storks killed in recent thunderstorm in Latvia; animal care centre asks for help
Latvian wild animals care centre Ežu hospitālis shared very sad news on their page on Facebook – many storks died and were injured…
Major General Andis Dilāns appointed as Chief of the Joint Staff of the National Armed Forces
Public news portal lsm.lv reports that on Tuesday, the 8th of August, Latvia’s government appointed Major General Andis Dilāns as the new Chief…
Nature park in Tērvete is irreversibly destroyed, admits Latvian minister
On Monday, the 7th of August, the Minister of Environment Protection and Regional Development Māris Sprindžuks visited Dobele and Tērvete to assess the…
Week in Latvia to start off with thunderstorms and heavy showers
The week will pass with dynamic weather conditions, according to Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre. This week weather is expected to be…
