Bad weather cut power to 184 settlements in Kirovohrad region, Kropyvnytskyi-Platonove highway blocked
Kyiv • UNN
184 settlements in Kirovohrad region are without electricity due to bad weather, traffic on the Kropyvnytskyi-Platonove highway is closed until 14:00.
Due to bad weather conditions in Kirovograd region, 184 settlements are without electricity . Authorities have banned car traffic on the Kropyvnytskyi-Platonove highway until 2 p.m. This was stated by the head of the Kirovohrad Regional State Administration Andriy Raykovych, according to UNN.
Due to the bad weather, 184 settlements in the region are without electricity. All vehicles are prohibited from driving on the section of the highway M-13 Kropyvnytskyi-Platonove. It is expected to last until 14.00
Details
Power companies are working to restore electricity
The head of the regional administration also warned all motorists not to drive on the roads unless necessary.
The bad weather resulted in snow drifts up to 1.5 meters high in some places and hampered traffic on the roads of Odesa, Mykolaiv and other regions of Ukraine, with some roads blocked.
Mustafa Nayyem, head of the State Recovery Agency, said that strong winds were hampering road clearingeven though crews were working in an intensified mode.
SEE ALSO: Bad weather blocks 14 highways and causes power outages in 16 regions of Ukraine
