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BORDER NEWS * Latvia - Truck lines become permanent fixture in
It was exactly a year ago when the long lines of trucks started to appear on the Latvian-Russian borderRiga,Latvia -The Baltic Times -Aug 29, 2007: -- Remarkably, at the time most logistics experts and politicians said what everyone, particularly truckers and residents who live near the two border posts, didn’t want to hear: namely, that the lines weren’t going anywhere and would remain a way of life for some time to come. Latvian media now post daily updates on the number of trucks at the Terehova and Grebneva crossings, and in mid-August the total number surpassed 2,000, with 1,700 alone at Terehova. The line stretched all the way to Rezekne, and drivers were forced to wait five to six days before entering Russia... Given the heat and the lack of facilities to cope with the waste, eastern Latvia has turned into a foul-smelling trash dump... (Photo - HERE TO STAY: The thousand-long truck lines will be a fixture of the eastern Latvian landscape until Russia expedites the opening of a new border crossing and cargo operators find new routes to deliver the goods)
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