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Night snowfall in Novgorod region led to unexpected consequences
Heavy snowfall on the night of November 4 cut off electricity for about 20 thousand residents of the Novgorod region. This was reported by local authorities.
"There is a large-scale power outage in the Novgorod region. The largest number of power outages was recorded in the Novgorodsky, Shimsky, Batetsky, Starorussky, Volotovsky, Marevsky, Demyansky districts," the regional administration wrote on its VKontakte page. In total, 186 thousand citizens in the region were left without electricity.
Currently, 45 repair teams have been sent to eliminate the findings. In total, up to 140 people are working at the site. It is reported that up to 87 power lines have failed due to the snow. The government is keeping the situation under control.