Powerful cyclone hits Russia's far east causing power cuts for thousands
Thousands of residents in Russia's far eastern Primorsky region were without access to power on Friday (November 20) after a state of emergency was introduced amid subzero cold after heavy snowfall.
The electricity supply may not return for several days, but "a detailed recovery plan has been drawn up, agreed together with the regional authorities," Deputy Energy Minister Evgeny Grabchak said, without elaborating, according to news agencies.
In the Pacific port city of Vladivostok, frozen trees were strewn across roads and power lines were encrusted with ice. The Russian ministry of emergencies released several videos showing the ministry specialists in Vladivostok cutting fallen tree, covered with ice, to clear roads and restore traffic and power supply.
A state of emergency was introduced in the Primorsky region on Thursday, the local authority said, to mobilize all resources for the fight to protect people from the severe cold.
It said two days of rain and snowfall had formed a coating of ice on wires and trees up to 12 millimeters (half an inch) thick, something not seen in the region for 30 years.
The navy and army were involved in trying to limit the damage, and temporary accommodation facilities had been set up.
(Source: Reuters)
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