A week after the storm: Melluži still shows heavy damage

A week after the most destructive storm to hit Latvia in 2024, the village of Melluži still bears clear signs of the damage it caused. A visit to the area shows that few residents escaped unscathed — many households are still struggling with the consequences of flooding, while others are working to clear their properties of trees knocked down by the storm.

A roof split in two

One of the most striking scenes is at a house on Dārzu Street, where a huge oak tree fell and split the building's roof apart. The damage caused by the tree illustrates just how powerful the storm that swept across Latvia last week actually was.

Damage felt across the village

While the situation differs from property to property — some residents are pumping out water, others are dealing with damaged structures or clearing fallen trees from their land — a week after the storm, Melluži as a whole still serves as a reminder of how severe the damage a storm can inflict on a coastal settlement.

The article's headline suggests that, although the storm seriously damaged the house, its occupants managed to preserve what mattered most — the people themselves were unharmed. No further details on the extent of the damage or restoration plans are given in the source material.