Strong wind in Ukraine left “without light” more than 1.4 thousand settlements
Today, due to difficult weather conditions (gusts of wind), 1,418 settlements in 16 oblasts have been de-energized due to the operation of automatic transmission protection systems,
Ukraine , Ukraingate , 15 , January , 2022 | weather
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“As of 7:00 am on January 15, due to difficult weather conditions (wind gusts), 1,418 settlements in 16 oblasts were de-energized due to the operation of automatic transmission line protection systems (Lviv – 226, Kyiv – 201, Chernihiv – 184, Khmelnytsky – 166, Zhytomyr – 163, Sumy – 160, Poltava – 73, Ternopil – 53, Cherkasy – 40, Chernivtsi – 34, Donetsk – 28, Rivne – 26, Dnepropetrovsk – 22, Vinnytsia – 20, Luhansk – 11 and Kirovograd – 11) “, – it is said in the message.
Regional power brigades are involved in the restoration of electricity supply.
Consequences of bad weather in the regions
Kyiv
January 14 in Sviatoshynskyi district on the street. Verkhovyna, 34 due to difficult weather conditions, a tree fell on the car, as a result of which 1 person died and 1 person was injured (hospitalized, serious condition). In total, 6 trees and 2 electric poles fell in the city, as a result of which 11 cars, a trade kiosk and 2 billboards were damaged.
Kiev region
On January 14-15, gusts of wind shifted a construction crane to an unfinished nine-story apartment building in Bucha. In the city of Brovary, due to wind gusts, the roof of an administrative building with an area of about 600 square meters was damaged. In the village of Knyazhychi, Brovary district, the roof of a secondary school with an area of about 500 square meters was damaged. In the village of Kalynivka, Brovary district, the roof of the house of culture on an area of about 250 square meters was damaged. There are no casualties as a result of the events.
Rivne region
On January 14, a metal chimney of a boiler house (height 32 m, diameter 90 cm) was damaged in Stepan village, Sarny district, as a result of which a secondary school, a district hospital (13 people) and a geriatric center (25 people) were left without heat supply. There are no victims. The hospital and geriatric center are equipped with electric heaters. The boiler house is scheduled to be launched on January 15.
Chernihiv region
On January 14, in the village of Sosnytsia, Koryukiv district, due to gusts of wind, the roof of a primary school in an area of about 450 square meters was damaged. m. There are no victims.
Source: Ukrgate
