In Yakutia, about 42 thousand residents were left without electricity at temperatures down to -48 ° C

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In Yakutia, there was an accident on the power line. About 42 thousand inhabitants were left without electricity. In the cut-off areas, the air temperature is between -43 ° C and -48 ° C.

The accident occurred on the Maya-Churapcha line, about 54 km from the Maya village of the Megino-Kangalassky region. The Churapchinsky, Ust-Maisky, Amginsky, Tattinsky, Tomponsky districts were affected by the outages, Interfax reports from the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation and the regional government.

Diesel power plants were put into operation. Restoration work is underway. Boiler houses in settlements are provided with backup power sources.

Deputy Prime Minister of the Regional Government Dmitry Sadovnikov noted that not all settlements will be covered by diesel power plants in the Amginsky and Tattinsky districts. “Nevertheless, the boiler houses have backup power supplies. As the heads of the districts reported, there is a sufficient reserve of fuel, ”he said. The official’s words are quoted by the press service of the regional government.

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