«The debris reached 2-3 meters»: more than 400 people were evacuated from the «snow traps» during bad weather in Mykolaiv Oblast

During the bad weather on November 25-28, Mykolaiv rescuers pulled out 167 pieces of equipment, including 7 ambulances, from the snowdrifts.

This was discussed at the briefing of the Department of Emergency Situations in the Mykolaiv region.

Thus, during bad weather, 432 people were evacuated from the snow trap, and they were taken to points of invincibility.

According to the rescuers, snowdrifts were 2-3 meters high in some areas of the region.

«In general, it was mainly Pervomaisk and Voznesensk districts that had the most snow, they also provided assistance on highways. In some places, the drifts reached 2-3 meters in height. In total, 83 trips were made, 167 pieces of equipment were released from snowdrifts, including 7 ambulances. 432 people were evacuated. Some of these people were brought to the points of invincibility. Thus, more than 159 people were helped in the invincibility points during the bad weather,» said Illiana Patsyuk, spokeswoman of the Department of State Emergency Services in Mykolaiv Oblast.

In addition, the rescuers note that 17 trees fell during the period of bad weather in the Mykolaiv region.

«17 trees were sawn and removed, there were also on houses, there were impassable roads because of it,» Illyana Patsyuk said.

We remind, on the evening of November 25, Mykolaiv and the region were covered by heavy snowfall. The equipment of the utility company «ELU Avtodorih» began to work on the city's roads.

On the state roads M-15 Odesa — Reni (to Bucharest) and M-28 Odesa — Yuzhne — /M-14/ (bypass Odesa) traffic was temporarily blocked for heavy trucks.

On November 26, the weather in the Mykolaiv region only worsened. 13 units of special equipment for treating roads with reagents and a loader of KP «ELU Avtodorih» were on duty.

In Ukraine, due to a blizzard, traffic was blocked on 14 highways, rescuers towed 840 cars and provided assistance to more than 1,900 people.