In Pics: Icy snowstorm sweeps Ukraine as people battle frozen roads, high winds
Ukraine was hit by the worst of the storms on Sunday and the country will be hit by another powerful low-pressure system late on Tuesday (Nov 28) and Wednesday (Nov 29) which will unleash multiple rounds of heavy snow, wind and rain.
Ten people killed in Ukraine's snowstorms
Ukraine's Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko on Tuesday (Nov 28) said that ten people have lost their lives in the snowstorms after the country was swept by icy storms and winds since Sunday which blocked roads and snapped out of electricity.
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Nearly 411 settlements go without power
Taking to the Telegram app, Klymenko said that there was no electricity in nearly 411 settlements in 11 regions, and nearly 1,500 vehicles needed to be rescued.
"As a result of worsening weather conditions, 10 people died in Odesa, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv and Kyiv regions. Twenty-three people were injured, including two children," wrote Klymenko, on the Telegram app.
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Ukrainian police push, tow cars
In the videos, Ukrainian police were seen battling fierce winds and pushing and towing cars back onto icy highways after some cars slid off-road into ditches. In many places, infrastructure and basic services were compromised, and such problems are being compounded by the extreme weather.
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Storm hits Crimea, emergency announced in parts of the peninsula
Parts of occupied Crimea were hit by storm which led to Russian-appointed officials announcing a state of emergency in different parts of the peninsula.
Russian-appointed head of the peninsula Sergey Aksenov in occupied Crimea announced a state of emergency in various 10 municipalities. “Yesterday I reported the situation to our President [Vladimir Putin], who gave instructions to the federal government to allocate funds for the restoration of the destroyed infrastructure,” wrote Aksenov on Telegram.
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