More than 650 thousand people were left without water in Vladivostok and the surrounding area due to an accident at a power plant

Due to an accident at a power plant in Vladivostok, Artemovsky and Nadezhdinsky districts of Primorye, cold water supply was turned off.

More than 650 thousand people and 224 socially significant facilities were left without water.

The estimated time for restoring water supply is 18:00 local time.

VLADIVOSTOK, September 28 – RIA Novosti. More than 650 thousand people and 224 social facilities, according to updated data, remain without water supply in Vladivostok, Artemovsky and Nadezhda districts of Primorye, reports the regional headquarters of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation.

On Monday morning, Primorsky Vodokanal reported a shutdown of cold water in Artyom and Vladivostok, as well as in the Nadezhdinsky district due to an accident at the power plant. The prosecutor's office noted that more than 140 thousand consumers were left without water. The estimated time for restoring water supply is by 18.00 (11.00 Moscow time).

“According to updated data, 3,660 apartment buildings and about 16.5 thousand private houses with a population of more than 650 thousand people, as well as 224 socially significant facilities, remain without water supply,” the report says.