Vladikavkaz residents called on the mayor's office to improve the operation of storm drains.

Residents of Vladikavkaz, commenting on social media about street flooding after rain, demanded that utility services and regulatory authorities address the long-standing storm drain problem.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," Vladikavkaz residents have repeatedly demanded that authorities address the problem of inoperative storm drains. For example, on June 19, 2023, a state of emergency was declared in Vladikavkaz due to heavy rain and squalls. Local residents complained on social media about the flooded streets and also criticized officials for the inoperative storm drains.

As a result of heavy rain on June 14, some streets in Vladikavkaz were flooded. A local resident filmed Markova Street. The video shows the roadway and sidewalks flooded. The video's creator is standing on his porch, the water level reaching the first steps. "The interior isn't flooded yet, but cars should probably get out of here," he noted.

"There's a real flood on Markova Street. Where are our storm drains?" – the video description says.

This video was published on June 14th on the Instagram* page chp_vladikavkaz, which has approximately 537,000 followers. As of 10:45 a.m. Moscow time on June 15th, the post had garnered 216 likes and 24 comments.

Some commenters pointed out a problem with the storm drains. "Storm drains that don't exist?" asked kosta_os. "People pay you for water, so fix the utilities," wrote user destruktiv8.

"Cars were floating on Markova Street. Can't you fix those storm drains in the city center?" emphasized bichenov87.

Other users noted that the flooding problem has been a long-standing one. "Is everyone surprised? Is this the first time this has happened?" asked user avizena985. "The first time?" asked user e__l_. "Everything is stable. Don't panic," wrote lenadzhikaeva.

Another group of commentators clarified that the problem has been ongoing for several decades. "I was eight years old when I got caught in a heavy rain on this street. Now I'm 30, and it's the same story. What else can I say? It will never change," wrote user koks__07.

"It's been like this on Markova Street my whole life," noted user iam677216. "This Markova Street is always drowning in the rain," wrote alena_puhaeva. "It's the same thing year after year," emphasized user vika.svadeb.

"They should rename this street already. For example, to Rechnaya Street. What did Markova do wrong that this street always floods?" – leylatedeeva quipped.

As of 10:45 a.m. Moscow time on June 15, there were no comments on the Vladikavkaz administration website regarding residents' calls to resolve the storm drain problem.

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