LVM: Major storm damage in state forests could be cleared within four months

The state-owned company Latvia's State Forests (LVM) has given an estimate of how long it will take to address damage caused by a recent storm in state forest areas. According to information LVM provided to the LETA news agency, the most significant damage could be cleared within approximately four months.

LVM noted that this estimate holds only if weather conditions do not deteriorate further. This means the pace and timeline of the cleanup work could change depending on how the weather develops in the coming period.

What happens next

No detailed information has yet been published about the exact scale of the damage or the size of the affected areas. LVM's efforts will focus on addressing the most critical damage first, in order to limit the consequences of the storm for the management of state forests.

Latvia's State Forests is a company fully owned by the state that manages state forest land across the country. The company regularly deals with challenges caused by natural events, including storm damage, which requires a prompt response to prevent further losses to forest stands.