[Regnum] Tens of thousands of people in the Novgorod region were left without power supply due to bad weather. Power outages were recorded in 441 settlements. This was reported on November 4 by the region's governor Andrei Nikitin.
Novgorod has been settled for over a millennium. How is it that they are not prepared for the beginning of winter?"52 teams of 175 people and 54 units of equipment have been brought in to carry out emergency recovery operations. Teams from other Rosseti branches are on their way to provide reinforcements, " the head of the region wrote on the Telegram channel.
According to local authorities, the largest number of power grid shutdowns occurred in Novgorodsky, Shimsky, Batetsky, Starorussky, Volotovsky, Marevsky and Demyansky districts. A total of 18.6 thousand people were left without power.
The regional prosecutor's office reported that on the morning of November 4, 2024, due to worsening weather conditions, there was a mass power outage in 500 settlements in the region. Currently, restoration work is underway with the involvement of emergency services. The Novgorod branch of Rosseti North-West has mobilized all forces and resources. Specialists are clearing roads and power lines from fallen trees.
The supervisory authority organized an inspection of compliance with the requirements of the legislation on electricity supply.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on November 3, the scientific director of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center Roman Vilfand said that from November 5, up to 85% of Russia's territory will be covered with snow. At the same time, the forecaster specified that this snow cover will be temporary.
Leading specialist of the Phobos weather center Evgeny Tishkovets reported that snowfalls are expected in a number of regions of the Russian Federation in the first days of November. According to him, autumn weather will persist only in the southernmost regions of the country.
About 300 residential buildings in St. Petersburg were left without electricity on October 19. The power went out in the Primorsky District of the city. The outage affected buildings on six streets. The large residential complex "Yubileiny Kvartal" was also without power.