VLADIVOSTOK, Aug 30 About 240 apartment buildings in Vladivostok were left without hot water after heavy rains, the mayor's office said.
Earlier, the mayor's office reported that in Vladivostok, where on Tuesday and Wednesday night there was a heavy downpour, 181 millimeters of precipitation fell — above the monthly norm, flooding occurred.
“Two steam lines on the streets of Admiral Kuznetsov and Neibut were flooded as a result of heavy rains that took place in Vladivostok the day before. In this regard, the supply of hot water was temporarily suspended … At the moment, 241 houses remain without hot water,” the report says. .
The authorities specify that turning off hot water in houses is a forced decision taken «for the safety of residents.» «The water supply is planned to be restored immediately after the flooding is completely eliminated. City services are now working on this,» the mayor's office added.
On the eve of the southern cyclone covered Primorye, a storm warning is in effect. Heavy downpours began on Tuesday in many parts of the region, including the tourist district of Khasan, which was seriously flooded: roads were washed out, many villages on the coast were cut off, tourist bases were seriously damaged, and several villages were de-energized. The federal highway A-370 «Ussuri» in the area of the village of Razdolnoye is blocked, there is a detour through this settlement. A road collapsed on the Razdolnoe — Khasan highway after the Sukhanovskiy pass in the Khasan district, transport communication with the south of Primorye was disrupted. Suburban trains to Khasansky district and back have been cancelled. As of the middle of Wednesday afternoon, 37 settlements were cut off in the region as a whole.