The key facts

  • 63 private houses and 286 apartment buildings were left without cold water supply, affecting more than 66 thousand people
  • The cause was an accident at a substation in the settlement of Shtykovo and the shutdown of the station of the Artemovsky hydroelectric facility
  • The water supply was restored; full restoration was expected by 6:00 a.m. on November 9 local time

Massive water outage in Vladivostok

More than 60 thousand residents of Vladivostok were left without cold water due to an accident at the Nekrasovskaya water pumping station. According to the regional branch of the Emergency Ministry, those left without cold water supply included 63 private houses and 286 apartment buildings with a population of more than 66 thousand people. This was reported by Gazeta.Ru citing the agency.

Cause of the accident and affected areas

A drop in water pressure in the Artemovsky District and the shutdown of the pumping and filtration station of the Artemovsky hydroelectric facility occurred after an accident at a substation in the settlement of Shtykovo. Part of the population of the Shkotovsky and Nadezhdinsky districts, as well as the Artemovsky District, was left without water.

Restoration of water supply

Later, the water supply was restored and the water pumping stations resumed operation. City authorities warned that water would appear in homes gradually, with full restoration expected by 6:00 a.m. on November 9 local time (11:00 p.m. on November 8 Moscow time).

Context of utility accidents

This is not the only such accident in recent weeks: earlier in Vladivostok, during rush hour, a heating main burst, and a stream of water flooded cars. In addition, according to the outlet, more than 4 thousand residents of Ivanovo were left without heat due to an accident on a heating main.