SIMFEROPOL, November 29 In Crimea, due to the repeated deterioration of the weather, the number of people who remain without electricity has increased and amounts to more than 43 thousand, the head of the republic said Sergey Aksenov in his Telegram channel.
““Elimination of the consequences resulting from the passage of unfavorable weather conditions continues. Unfortunately, due to the repeated deterioration of the weather, the number of people who remain without power supply has increased and currently amounts to more than 43 thousand people,” Aksenov wrote.
Repair work is underway, the head of the republic said. He instructed to find additional forces as soon as possible and to involve all contractors and municipal organizations.
Due to the storm that raged over the weekend, the number of Crimeans left without power supply by Monday night was about 500 thousand people. Later, power engineers were able to restore power supply in many affected regions of the peninsula; the work of the installers was hampered by very strong winds. According to the head of Crimea, complete elimination of accidents should have occurred by the end of Tuesday.
Previously, the hydrometeorological center of Crimea and the Ministry of Emergency Situations announced a new storm warning for Tuesday and Wednesday due to increased winds and heavy rainfall.
Over the weekend, a Mediterranean cyclone hit Crimea, bringing stormy weather with downpours and hurricane-force winds of up to 40 meters per second. Many villages in Crimea were without power, trees were knocked down, gas pipelines were damaged, there was a strong storm at sea, and waves flooded the coastal areas of Evpatoria and the Saki-Evpatoria highway. In Sevastopol, due to stormy weather, Monday was declared a non-working day for social workers, in Crimea — a day off for everyone. Emergency regimes have been introduced in Sevastopol and 10 municipalities of Crimea.
Consequences of a powerful storm in Crimea 
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