The key facts
- The roof of a building in Shumikha collapsed at around 11:50 local time amid wind gusts of up to 25 m/s
- 21 people and seven pieces of equipment are working to clear the debris
- 24 settlements in five districts were left without power — more than 5.4 thousand people
Roof collapse in Shumikha
On November 6, in the town of Shumikha in Kurgan Region, strong winds partially destroyed the roof of a building on Tutynin Street. According to the local administration, there were no injuries. The area of the collapse was about one thousand square meters. The regional branch of the Emergency Ministry clarified that part of the roof collapsed at around 11:50 local time (09:50 Moscow time), and wind gusts in the region that day reached 25 meters per second.
Who was affected and what is happening at the scene
Rescuers described the damaged building as an administrative building housing various organizations; Life.ru calls it a hotel in its photos. Debris removal and cleanup operations have been organized at the scene — 21 people and seven pieces of equipment are involved in the work.
The scale of the bad weather in the region
The storm affected not only Shumikha: according to the outlet, 24 settlements in five municipal districts of Kurgan Region were left without electricity, home to more than 5.4 thousand people. The outages affected residential buildings and social facilities; power engineers have begun restoring electricity supply and switching consumers to backup lines. On the same day, the bad weather also hit other regions of Russia: in Yekaterinburg, squally winds knocked down trees, one of which fell on a car, while in Vladivostok snowfall and ice caused traffic jams and road accidents.
