Death toll from bad weather in Ukraine rises to 12 - Interior Ministry

Death toll from bad weather in Ukraine rises to 12 - Interior Ministry

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Bad weather in Ukraine has left 12 dead and 23 injured, including children; emergency services are actively responding to the situation.

As of Wednesday morning, 12 people have died as a result of snowfall and strong winds have already killed 12 people in Ukraine. Another 23 people were injured, including children.  This was reported by Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko, according to UNN.

Unfortunately, 12 people died due to the bad weather. 23 people were injured, including 2 children

- Klymenko wrote in Telegram.

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According to him, the State Emergency Service and police units are working in an enhanced mode

Currently, there are no severe weather conditions in  Ukraine. According to According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 521 settlements in 11 regions remain without electricity.

Since November 26, SES units have towed about 2 thousand vehicles, including 31 passenger buses and 33 ambulances.

More than 4,000 people have been assisted, including 226 children. 226 of them were children.

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Travel on public roads is free. is provided. Traffic was blocked for all categories of vehicles on the  Mykolaiv region road T-15-10 "Arbuzynka - Nova Odesa".

Cleaning works are underway on sections of the M-16 highway in Odesa region, M-13, P-75, T-15-04, T-15-06, T-15-10 in Mykolaiv region and M-13 in Kirovohrad region.

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Addendum

Earlier UNN reported 10 dead from the bad weather. 

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