About 140 settlements in Ukraine were left without electricity in the night of Friday because of strong wind and rain, said the state service of Ukraine for emergency situations.

"on the night of July 9 to 10, due to the complication of weather conditions (heavy rain and wind gusts in some places up to 20 meters per second) and by the triggering of automatic protection of power lines in five regions was disconnected 139 settlements ", - is informed in the report of the state service for emergency situations.

for example, de-energized towns in Sumy, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Poltava, Volyn regions.

To work on the resumption of power supply of settlements attracted brigade regional power.

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