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Water pipes freeze in Skellefteå due to thin snow cover

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  • Several residential areas in Skellefteå have lost water due to frozen pipes.
  • The thin snow cover has caused more pipes to freeze than usual this year.
  • Road closures and ongoing water issues are affecting parts of the city.

Several residential areas in Skellefteå, Sweden, have been without water recently. The thin snow cover this year has caused pipes to freeze and break in the cold. Since early February, the municipality has sent out messages about seven residential areas in Skellefteå that have lost water due to frozen water pipes.

The number of frozen pipes that need to be thawed is notable this year. On Friday, road 95 in central Skellefteå was closed due to a water leak. In Skelleftehamn, residents in apartments on Bogatan have been without water since Thursday.

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