Bad weather raged on September 18 in a number of Ukrainian cities. A powerful wind broke trees, and downpours turned the streets into rivers.
In particular, there was heavy rain in the capital. Bad weather was also reported in Odessa, Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk and other cities. The Kyiv regional military administration was told that due to the worsening weather in the region, there were emergency blackouts. Currently, DTEK “Kyiv Regional Electric Grids” teams are trying to eliminate the consequences of bad weather.
They have already returned electricity to 21 settlements, which were completely de-energized, and in 64 – partially. 678 transformer substations and 34 overhead lines 6-10 kilowatts have been repaired, the report says.
As of 21:48, 48 settlements remain completely de-energized, and 54 are partially. 46 lines 6-10 are also damaged. kilowatt and 601 transformer substations. ️There is a power outage of 0.4 kilowatts, which directly feeds the houses of the residents.
Downpour flooded the Academgorodok station: video
According to local residents, bad weather caused trouble in the capital itself. A powerful wind knocked down trees:
- in the Goloseevsky district – a tree fell on a car and hooked on electric wires,
- in the Solomensky district – a tree fell and blocked the entire road.
- on Lyubachevsky Street, where a private household was flooded,
- on Mira Street and Kalushskoe Shosse Street, water was pumped out of ten garage premises.< /li>
- two people with moderate injuries are in a local hospital;
- one woman with a broken arm is in Sumy;
- 2-month an unconscious child in a state of shell shock – in the Konotop Central District Hospital;
- four more people with minor injuries were treated without hospitalization.
- Khmelnitsky,
- Kamenets-Podolsky,
- Yarmolinetsky,
- Chemerovets,
- Starokonstantinovskaya,
- Letichevskaya,
- Vinkovetskaya,
- Voytovetskaya community.
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Besides, on Naberezhno-Khreschatitskaya Street, a Toyota car fell through the asphalt. Previously, no one was injured as a result of the incident.
A powerful downpour covered the Ivano-Frankivsk region
The State Emergency Service said that as a result of intense precipitation and gusts of wind, residential areas in the Ivano-Frankivsk region were flooded. Rescuers, together with the KDP of the village of Lany and KU “IF MARS” pumped out water three times. In particular, in Ivano-Frankivsk:
In addition, employees of the State Emergency Service cut up trees that fell on the roadway in Ivano-Frankivsk, Kolomyia and Gorodenka as a result of bad weather. Lana's KDP rescuers also cut a tree hanging over a residential building as a result of a gust of wind. In total, 22 employees of the State Emergency Service and 6 special vehicles were involved in the work.
See photos of the consequences of bad weather in Ivano-Frankivsk/Photo
City Mayor of Kolomyia Bohdan Stanislavsky told that rain and wind have harmed the city.
“There are several fallen trees, flooded basements and damaged power lines and street lighting. Relevant services are working to overcome the consequences of bad weather as quickly as possible,” the mayor said.
According to him, in the morning there was a report of falling trees along Tchaikovsky street. Rescuers have already removed the roadway from branches and trunks. Electricians left for the scene.
In addition, employees of the Kolomyyavodokanal communal enterprise are working on cleaning the sewer in the Bohun-Stefanik area, because the basements were heated there. And KP “Zelenosvet” eliminates breaks in street lighting lines.
“According to the State Emergency Service and the Ukrhydrometeorological Center, weather conditions are not expected to improve today until the end of the day and tomorrow. Therefore, I ask everyone to be careful, do not leave cars under trees and, in case of an emergency, immediately inform the relevant services,” Stanislavsky summed up.
< h3>Bad weather caused troubles in the Sumy region
Dmitry Zhivitsky, the head of the Sumy OVA, said that as a result of bad weather, houses in the region were destroyed. In addition, the strong wind tore off the roofs.
A lot of destruction in households, trees felled. Part of the community was left without electricity, added Zhivitsky.
As of 18:54, rescuers were removing the victims from the rubble. It is now known that 8 people were injured, one died. In particular:
“As a result of the natural disaster, one person died, a wall fell on him,” said the head of the IVA.
Bad weather damaged a house in the Sumy region/Photo by Dmitry Zhyvitsky
Rescuers made more than 10 trips in the Khmelnitsky region
The State Emergency Service of the Khmelnytsky region said that the rescuers of the region made more than 10 emergency trips due to bad weather. sidewalks, cut off power lines, and sometimes fell on cars and households, the rescuers said. Subdivisions of the State Emergency Service worked in:
56 rescuers and 13 units of special equipment were involved in the work . Fortunately, there were no injuries or deaths as a result of bad weather.
“Electric teams are already working to restore power supply. In the event of a second deterioration in weather conditions, rescuers are ready to respond to challenges,” the State Emergency Service concluded.
See photos of the consequences of bad weather in the Khmelnytsky region/Photo by the State Emergency Service of the Khmelnytsky region
Bad weather swept across Ternopil, Cherkassy and Odessa.
There were also strong winds and heavy rain in Ternopil. According to Gorod, a huge tree fell not far from the Central Department Store.
It turned out to be on the pedestrian zone and touched the fountain. In addition, according to the information of the patrol, there are also a lot of fallen trees on the roads of the region.
A tree fell in the center of Ternopil/Photo “City”
According to “Suspilne “, trees fell in Cherkassy. A passer-by was injured on Vergay Street.
Representative of the Center for Emergency Medical Care and Disaster Medicine Irina Nazarok said that the call to the doctors was received on September 18 at 18:42.
A tree fell on a man. Extraordinary doctors took a 30-year-old man to a third hospital. Previously, he had a closed craniocerebral injury, the press secretary added.
In turn, in Odessa, public utilities received 12 emergency calls due to bad weather. The teams eliminated 5 emergency branches and sawed 7 emergency trees.
