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Water level is rising: "Sand King" will stop the water

In the next few days, the water level at Barbacka could rise up to 1.80 metres. The municipality has, therefore, received extra equipment: 1,500 metres of embankment protection and a machine that can fill thousands of sacks with sand quickly.
Kristianstad • Publicerad 20 februari 2020
Extra equipment to prevent flooding.
Extra equipment to prevent flooding.Foto: Lasse Ottosson

During the major flood in 2002, the water level rose to 2.24 metres above normal.

The rainfall in recent weeks has caused the water level to rise to 1.64 metres. According to forecasts, it could continue to rise to about 1.80 metres in the next few days.

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Kristianstad Municipality has therefore requested assistance from the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, MSB (Myndigheten för Samhällsskydd och Beredskap). There is now a container with equipment in place which can be used to build temporary barriers.

The water level is rising.
The water level is rising.Foto: Lasse Ottosson
1,500 metres of embankment protection, sandbags, and a machine that can fill sandbags. Fire Engineer Dans Svensson shows the equipment.
1,500 metres of embankment protection, sandbags, and a machine that can fill sandbags. Fire Engineer Dans Svensson shows the equipment.Foto: Lasse Ottosson

- It's mainly because we want to be sure not to be surprised. If the water level rises, we may need to protect, for example, the theatre restaurant in Tivoli Park, says Karl-Erik Svensson, Project Manager for embankments in the municipality.

According to him, the water level is stable now.

The equipment from MSB to Kristianstad includes 1,500 metres of embankment protection, 15,000 sandbags and a machine for filling sandbags. The machine is called the "Sand King".

- It has the capacity to fill about 2,000 sacks of sandbags per hour. Each bag weighs about 20 kilos, says Marcus Årskog, Press Secretary at MSB.

After the flood in 2002, new embankments were built.

- We have built a new and higher embankment in Hammarslund, reinforced and raised the embankment in northeast Vilan, raised and reinforced the north Hedentorps embankment and built a new embankment at Lillö. So we are much better equipped today, says Karl-Erik Svensson.

Foto: Lasse Ottosson
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