This year, specialists predict that the level of flood waters will be 1.5 meters higher than is typical for this time of year. They see a particular danger in the suddenness of the thawed-water overflow. This is explained, first of all, by the fact that over the last 2 weeks of February, practically an annual norm of precipitation fell (with norms of 10-15 cm, its thickness is 28 cm). At the same time, the snow is of very high water content. Over the next 2 weeks, meteorologists forecast precipitation and cold. Temperatures 5-7 degrees below normal will persist until mid-March. And by that time the sun will rise quite high. As soon as the temperature rises, the snow will begin to melt suddenly and very intensively, and the frozen ground will not be able to absorb the water. Representatives of many services discussed methods of counteracting the possible natural disaster at a meeting of the technogenic commission. In addition to 88 residential buildings, the river port, the "Svityaz" hotel, Secondary School No. 3, the children's railway, the central recreation park, the zoo, as well as artesian wells and the city cemetery in Harazdzh are in the zone of possible flooding. As was reported to the city mayor, a certain set of preparatory works has already been carried out today in anticipation of the flood – on the streets of constant flooding, Lvivska, Horodetska, and Omelianivska, special drainage sites have been set up for pumping out water, raised pathways have been built at the cemetery, ZhKP employees conducted a door-to-door survey in the zone of possible flooding, compiled lists of residents and familiarized them with the scheme of possible evacuation and resettlement. All special equipment has been brought to full readiness. The most powerful (water pumping speed of 110 liters per second) will operate in the areas of the greatest flooding. Less powerful specialized equipment, which the enterprises "Lutskvodokanal" and LutskSpetskomuntrans have, will work on pumping water from the basements of residential buildings. As the head of the regional emergency situations service, Volodymyr Hrushovinchuk, assured Anton Kryvytskyi, if necessary, his unit will be on duty around the clock.