Power supply fully resumes in hurricane-stricken Crimea

ROSTOV-ON-DON. Dec 4 (Interfax) - The power supply has been fully restored in Crimea, which was hit by a severe hurricane on November 26, Crimean Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Sadakliyev said.

"As of 8 a.m., the Krymenergo state company reported full resumption of the power supply. There are no disconnected boiler houses left. The water supply is normal," Sadakliyev said on Telegram.

Fifty-six private houses, four country houses and 56 subsidiary plots remain flooded in Crimea, and 539 roofs are being repaired, he said, adding that rescue workers have yet to remove over 300 fallen trees.

Blustery winds of up to 40 meters per second hit Crimea on Sunday, November 26. An emergency was declared in 17 municipalities. Some 500,000 people had no power supply during the hurricane's peak. The damage was provisionally estimated at 39.7 billion rubles.

On December 1, Crimea head Sergei Aksyonov said the hurricane killed five people and injured 12.