Riksbron in the middle of central Stockholm, connecting queen street with the parliament building.
– the water level in the lake has risen so much that we need to drain the water in order to maintain the average sea level, ” says Torbjörn Granqvist at ports of Stockholm.
the Water flows out into the Sea at a rate of more than 100 cubic meters per second, on a day corresponding to the 15 and 16 filled the Globe.
– the Flowing of water and ice are not a good combination. I am no isexpert, exactly how large the area affected in the City and even further upstream, I can’t say. But there is a further risk in addition to the troughs, ” says Torbjörn Granqvist.
it has come snow, he says, is shiny isar attracts more people.
“We’ve seen skaters to reach the gaps and where should you definitely not be,” says Torbjörn Granqvist.
The next few weeks, the gaps that opened and closed, depending on the weather and how the water level in the lake rises and falls.
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