More than 140 settlements in the Vitebsk region were affected by strong winds

July 10, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BELTA/. More than 140 settlements in the Vitebsk region have been affected by strong winds, Marina Fando, press secretary of the Vitebsk Regional Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, told a BELTA correspondent. Yesterday afternoon, from 2 PM to 4 PM, strong winds with gusts of up to 15 meters per second swept through the Vitebsk, Liozno, Miory, Postavy, Ushachi, Tolochin, Verkhnedvinsk, Beshenkovichi, and Senno districts. In most of these areas, trees were blown down onto roads and private properties by the elements, and their removal was carried out by employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. For example, in the Vitebsk district, the roofs of one livestock farm and seven residential buildings were damaged, and in the Liozno district, the roofs of three residential buildings, three livestock farms, three warehouses, and a kindergarten were damaged. There were no casualties. According to Vitebskenergo, a total of 19 power lines, 43 transformer substations, 143 settlements, and 12 farms were disconnected in the Vitebsk region. As of 6 AM, power supply had not been restored to 8 power lines, 31 transformer substations, 20 settlements, and 1 farm. Fifteen emergency crews from Vitebskenergo (15 units of equipment, 50 people) are involved in restoring power supply. -0-