Fifteen settlements were left without electricity due to a thunderstorm in the Vitebsk region

August 16, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA /. Work on restoring electricity supply to settlements in the Orsha district, which were de-energized due to a thunderstorm front that passed last night, continues in the Vitebsk region. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the press secretary of the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Marina Fando.

As of the morning of August 16, five settlements, two power lines, and 14 transformer substations remain de-energized.

In total, during the night of August 15-16, as a result of a thunderstorm front, accompanied by gusts of wind up to 20 m/s, 15 settlements, as well as three farms, 46 power lines, and transformer substations were disconnected from the power supply. The consequences of the elements affected the Vitebsk and Orsha districts.-0-