Key points
- Three people have been killed and seven injured as a result of the storm in Ukraine.
- State Emergency Service units carried out 405 callouts to clear fallen trees and undertake recovery work.
- A total of 1,810 rescuers and 423 vehicles were deployed to deal with the aftermath.
- Operations were under way in 21 regions of the country.
Three people have been killed and seven others injured as a result of the storm that swept across Ukraine, the State Emergency Service has reported.
The gale-force winds caused the worst damage in the Dnipropetrovsk, Khmelnytskyi and Kyiv regions.
– Ihor Klymenko, Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
In Cherkasy, a person was killed when a tree fell on a quad bike that was in motion. Another man died after a tree fell on him in Zakarpattia. In Poltava, a child was injured by a falling tree.
The wind damaged the roofs of dozens of residential buildings, municipal premises and educational institutions, and vehicles were also affected.
In Zaporizhzhia, the wind tore the roof off a concert hall during a live performance – rescuers dismantled the unstable structures and led the audience to safety.
Police stepped up patrols in areas where trees and structures had come down, in order to prevent road accidents.
Where roads had been blocked, diversions were arranged so that rescue and municipal services could clear the obstructions without delay.
– Ihor Klymenko, Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
State Emergency Service units carried out 405 callouts to clear fallen trees and conduct recovery work across 21 regions.
A total of 1,810 emergency workers and 423 vehicles were deployed to deal with the aftermath.
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