"150 L of rain per square meter. Heavy mud inundated many homes and public buildings- 2:56 Water is gushing out of the ground because the soil is completely saturated." "Extreme weather paralyzes Croatia! Istria sink, flood in Novigrad, Buje, and Umag"
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Istria, Croatia, September 2nd, 2025.
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Due to the heavy rain that hit
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northwestern Istria on Tuesday, morning.
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An increase in the number of firefighter
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interventions was recorded. The heaviest
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rains occurred in the regions of Umag,
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Novagrad, and Bougge where ground floors
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and basement of buildings were flooded
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with a total of around 150 L of rain per
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square meter. Heavy mud inundated many
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homes and public buildings, blocking
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traffic on various roads. Firefighters
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have been on the scene since early
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morning, and the number of interventions
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has exceeded 180. The largest number of
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interventions occurred in the Novagrad
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region where a sports hall, a health
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center, and a kindergarten were
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preserved. Firefighters are currently
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rehabilitating a home for the elderly
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and disabled. Teams from the JVP poor
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Raven Pula and Bazette have been sent
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there to assist. According to the
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Istrian County Fire Brigade Association,
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in the Umar region, 50 interventions
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have been carried out involving the Umar
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Fire Department and four fire
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departments, UMar, Opl, Novagrad, and
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Move. Istria Fire Department commander
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Dino Kosvak stated that more than 180
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calls from citizens have been recorded
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so far and the same number of
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interventions have been carried out.
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85 firefighters with 32 vehicles have
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been deployed in the field along with
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all other relevant municipal utilities.
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In total, there are 200 firefighters in
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the field with 50 vehicles.
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The water has threatened basements and
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public spaces and we have recorded the
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greatest problems in the Umag and
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Novagrad regions. In Novagrad, a nursing
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home, a kindergarten, and a hotel have
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been flooded, said a firefighter.
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The situation is currently being
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repaired. The water is being pumped out
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and the damage will be determined later,
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said commander Koslovak. Novagrad Mayor
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Antio Milos described the situation on
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the Jutanji list as sad and
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heartbreaking.
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Traffic to Umeag has been disrupted. The
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state road in Caragodore and the road
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connecting Bouge and Umag are submerged.
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Water is gushing out of the ground
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because the soil is completely
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saturated. The situation is even worse
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now than it was 2 hours ago. Milo said
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vineyards are particularly affected with
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water still 1 m deep in some places.
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Flooding of this magnitude has not
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occurred since 2010. An estimated 100 L
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of rain fell on the already flooded
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ground, causing the water to simply flow
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away and have nowhere to go. Hotels were
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also damaged, especially those from the
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Amen's chain.
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Milo's announced that an inventory of
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the damage and the possible declaration
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of a natural disaster would begin soon.
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The mayor of Bouge Fitzio Vintin also
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noted that the area had been hit by
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similar disasters for several days. 2
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days ago we received 170 L of water
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bombs and this morning another 150 L
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fell in just 2 hours. If the rain had
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continued for another hour, we would
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have received 200 L, the Vinton said.
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Istramott announced that the heaviest
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rainfall today fell in Bouj totaling 171
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mm. Novagrad followed with 135 mm. Um
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with 94 mm and exceptionally high
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rainfall fell elsewhere on the Istrian
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Peninsula.
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In fact, between 50 and 70 mm of rain
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fell in the area from Voden John to
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Dragazetti in the Barban region, while
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55 mm was recorded in Bazette, Istramat
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County head Boris Maltic, head of the
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Istria County Civil Protection
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Headquarters, Gordana Antic, Istrea
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County Fire Department Commander, Dino
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Kosvak, and members of the General Fire
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Department from Umag, Pores, Revenge,
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Pula, and Bazette have arrived in
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Novagrad, and assistance from other
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relevant agencies continues to arrive.
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All residents who have suffered damage
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due to the heavy rain are asked to
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contact the city of Novagrad in writing.
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Istrian prefect Boris Malletic along
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with deputy prefect and head of the
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Istrian County Civil Protection
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Headquarters, Gordana Anti visited the
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city of Novagrad this morning and
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inspected areas affected by heavy rain
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and flooding that hit western Istria
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overnight and early morning. He met with
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Mayor Anti Milac, members of the civil
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protection headquarters, and
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representatives of municipal and
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emergency services on the ground.
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Novagrad, like many other regions in
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Istria, was unfortunately severely
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impacted by Tuesday's storm. City
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services are already on the ground, and
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their priority is providing assistance
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to residents, clearing roads, and
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providing emergency interventions in the
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most severely damaged areas, said county
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prefect Mallettic.
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Due to the extremely heavy rain, the
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water supply quickly became cloudy and
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rainwater overflowed, flooding the lower
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areas of the city and damaging several
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roads.
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According to reports from the relevant
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services, measures are currently being
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taken to normalize the situation,
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including clearing drains, opening storm
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water drains, and assessing further
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damage.
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Chief of Staff Gordana Antic also
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attended the Thanksgiving event, adding
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that coordination at the city and county
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levels was working well, ensuring a
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swift and timely response on the ground.
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In addition, county prefect Maltic and
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chief of staff Anti are in contact with
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the mayors of Bougj and Umeag as well as
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the mayor of Broenigler as these regions
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were also more severely affected by the
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storm. It's also worth noting that the
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cities of Novagrad and Bouge will invite
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residents to report any damage to
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determine if there are any elements that
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could be considered a natural disaster.
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The heavy rain that began falling early
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in the morning just before 7:00 a.m. on
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Tuesday particularly affected the
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northwestern region of Istrio, the
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cities of Umag, Novagrad, and Bouge.
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The amount of water falling reached 80
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to 100 L per square meter and it all
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fell within about an hour. Fortunately,
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this rain was not accompanied by
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damaging strong winds. So, besides the
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large amount of water causing problems,
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there were no fallen trees or similar
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incidents.
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Because the ground was already water
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logged from previous rains, the water
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was enough to cause even greater
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problems than before due to the sheer
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volume and the existing storm water
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drainage system being unable to cope,
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explained Dino Kosvac, commander of the
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Istria County Fire Department.
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So far, firefighters have recorded more
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than 180 calls for water pumping and
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more interventions are expected. Given
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the numbers, the greatest problems are
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in the Umag area where ground floors and
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basements have been damaged.
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There is a large amount of water in BH
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and there are also road problems. The
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Umagnrad and Bjnrad roads are currently
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closed due to the large amount of water
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in the two locations. All firefighters
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from the UMAG and DVD fire departments
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of Novagrad, Bouge and Upl have been
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deployed.
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Given that there are also problems in
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Novagrad with the sports hall which is
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threatened by the large amount of water
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as well as a retirement home, a health
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center and a kindergarten. Additional
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departments have been involved in Porz
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revenge pula and bazette.
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They have arrived with water pumping
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equipment and 85 firefighters, 32 fire
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trucks, and a large number of motor and
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electric pumps are currently being
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deployed.
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