About 30 settlements were de-energized in the Vitebsk region due to wet snow accumulation

April 5, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BELTA/. About 30 settlements were left without power over the past day in the Vitebsk region due to wet snow, Marina Fando, press secretary of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, told a BELTA correspondent. The heavy snowfall that occurred in the region caused the most trouble for the Vitebsk, Orsha, and Polotsk districts, where power outages occurred in 10, 9, and 10 settlements, respectively, due to the sticking of wet snow. A total of 7 power lines, 5 transformer substations, and 1 farm were de-energized. As of 7:00 AM on April 5, 6 brigades of RUP "Vitebskenergo" totaling 18 people and 6 units of equipment were involved in eliminating the consequences. Work to restore power supply is ongoing.-0-