Heavy rain over Umeå – operations manager: "Large bodies of water"

2023-09-19T14:44:46.121Z

Highlights: Umeå municipality is forced to work extra hard to clear manhole covers from leaves. "It's wet and has rained very heavily. There are large pools of water here and there," says Per Hilmersson, Street Operations Manager. At most, 12 people have worked with the rain alone, he says. The worst has been in central Umeå, according to Per Hilmerson, who says the management is coping with it. The heavy rainstorm is expected to pass the city on Tuesday.

A heavy rainstorm will pass Umeå on Tuesday. The amount of rain has meant that Umeå municipality is forced to work extra hard to clear manhole covers from leaves.