In Kropyvnytskyi, a hurricane toppled roofs and toppled trees

Local authorities report that the city was severely damaged: the roofs of dozens of houses were damaged, trees collapsed and even walls were destroyed.

In Kropyvnytskyi, on Saturday October 17, a hurricane ripped the roofs off houses, broke fences, damaged walls and power lines. Now law enforcement officials and rescuers are dealing with the consequences of bad weather.

“Today on the outskirts of Kropyvnytskyi there was a hurricane. Strong gusts of wind blew the roofs of houses, broke fences, broke trees, damaged power lines. Added to this was a heavy downpour. The patrollers, along with other services, turned up. immediately to the aid of local residents, “the message reads. Kirovograd region police.

The head of the Kirovograd Regional State Administration, Andrei Nazarenko, said that the municipal commission for technological and environmental safety and emergency situations (TEB and ES) met quickly to adopt an action plan to eliminate the consequences of bad weather.

“Today’s bad weather has done terrible damage. Kropyvnytskyi was seriously injured. A stormy wind knocked down roofs, ripped off external structures in buildings … It even destroyed walls in houses! In a word, it is a disaster. The hotline receives many calls, “Nazarenko wrote on his Facebook page. …

He added that rescuers, police, gas workers and other services are already working at the site.

The State Emergency Service reported that there were no victims as a result of bad weather.

“In Kropyvnytskyi, as a result of worsening weather conditions (rain, gusts of wind), the roofs of 20 houses were partially damaged, some 30 trees were felled and 4 houses were flooded,” rescuers said in a statement.

According to the head of the Department of Emergency Situations and Civil Protection of the Population, Sergei Kovalenko, at this stage, rescuers are helping residents with the dismantling of the destroyed roof structures and are removing fallen trees.

According to preliminary data, the greatest destruction in Kropyvnytskyi was registered in the microdistricts of Balashovka and Lelekovka. Within the boundaries of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, Sagaidachny, Ivan Vygovsky, Kholodnoyarskaya, Minskaya, Delegatskaya, Rizhskaya, Kommunalnaya, Zelenogorskaya, Ivan Bohun, Mazepa streets, roofs and about 100 residential buildings have been damaged, there are cases of wall destruction , the gas supply has been cut off. In the area of ​​multi-storey buildings, the situation is calm: there have been cases of flooding of apartments – storm systems in residential buildings on Akademika Korolev, Kropivnitsky and Timiryazev streets did not cope.

According to local media reports, due to the disaster, three people were injured, no one died. People who do not have a place to spend the night will be offered to spend the night at the Tourist Hotel.

Earlier it was reported that a heavy downpour flooded the streets of Kiev. In particular, several streets in the Lukyanovka, Kurenevka and Vinogradar area were flooded. Hundreds of Kievavtodor employees came out to eliminate the consequences of the hurricane.

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