Lukashenko heard the report of the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations on the elimination of the consequences of bad weather

On September 7, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko heard the report of the Minister for Emergency Situations Vadim Sinyavsky, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti news agency reports with reference to the Telegram channel “Pool First”.

The Belarusian leader was informed in detail about the consequences of the strong wind, which was observed on the territory of the republic on September 5-6. According to V. Sinyavsky, the element did not cause serious problems.

So, about 280 settlements faced power outages, but within a day the power engineers completely restored it. In addition, a strong wind led to the fall of trees, for their timely cleaning joined units of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. In the capital, when the frame tent fell, three children were injured, they were provided with all the necessary assistance.

During the report, the Head of State updated the tasks related not only to combating the consequences of bad weather, but also to its timely forecasting to minimize possible damage. Also, attention was paid to the interaction of the Emergencies Ministry with all interested departments to perform tasks to combat the elements.

A separate topic was the preparation for the autumn-winter period. In connection with the approach of cold weather and the use of heating devices in private homes, the Ministry of Emergency Situations is carrying out a set of preventive measures to prevent the growth of fires in the housing stock.