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Jedi Council Member
100,000 people left without electricity in Kuban, South Russia - 21.01.2014
This is the original link - http://apotime.ru/publ/na_kubani_100_tysjach_chelovek_ostalis_bez_sveta_iz_za_ledjanogo_dozhdja/4-1-0-4058
The translation is like this:
About 100 thousand inhabitants of Kuban were left without electricity after the region there was icy rain that damaged hundreds of transformer substations and transmission lines. According to information announced by the representatives of the Southern Regional Emergency Center, in total there has been disabled 83 high voltage transmission lines and 108 transformer substations (with a voltage of 6-8 kV). As a result, the total power outages exceeded 50 MW, according to ITAR-TASS. Despite these impressive figures, the MOE noted that the scale of the "blackout" could be great. Prevention was possible thanks to the precautions taken in a timely manner by local municipalities, businesses, energy and rescue services. The organization responsible for the service areas of federal highways running through the territory of Adygea and Krasnodar Territory, after the announcement of a storm warning did everything necessary to ensure the traffic flow in a secure manner and without interruption. To do this, on duty on the roads was directed technique with special equipment that distributes salt(not sure here) mixture, deicing agents, as well as special equipment for cleaning of roadway of snow drifts.
I also did small corrections on the translation.
This is the original link - http://apotime.ru/publ/na_kubani_100_tysjach_chelovek_ostalis_bez_sveta_iz_za_ledjanogo_dozhdja/4-1-0-4058
The translation is like this:
About 100 thousand inhabitants of Kuban were left without electricity after the region there was icy rain that damaged hundreds of transformer substations and transmission lines. According to information announced by the representatives of the Southern Regional Emergency Center, in total there has been disabled 83 high voltage transmission lines and 108 transformer substations (with a voltage of 6-8 kV). As a result, the total power outages exceeded 50 MW, according to ITAR-TASS. Despite these impressive figures, the MOE noted that the scale of the "blackout" could be great. Prevention was possible thanks to the precautions taken in a timely manner by local municipalities, businesses, energy and rescue services. The organization responsible for the service areas of federal highways running through the territory of Adygea and Krasnodar Territory, after the announcement of a storm warning did everything necessary to ensure the traffic flow in a secure manner and without interruption. To do this, on duty on the roads was directed technique with special equipment that distributes salt(not sure here) mixture, deicing agents, as well as special equipment for cleaning of roadway of snow drifts.
I also did small corrections on the translation.
