Storms cause blackouts in nearly 400 towns and villages in Ukraine

12:34, 01.06.2013 1 min read

A total of 398 towns and villages in six regions in Ukraine were left without electricity because of storms, the press office of the State Service for Emergency Situations has reported.

In particular, storms caused blackouts in 261 towns and villages in Odesa region, 83 in Kyiv region, 23 in Zhytomyr region, 20 in Vinnytsia region, seven in Mykolaiv region, and four in Volyn region.

Regional power crews are restoring the power supply in the regions.