“Due to heavy snowfall in the morning of October 20 in the Soloneshensky district (snow cover about 35 cm), wire breaks occurred and several supports fell,” the Instagram said on a government page.
It is noted that at present, 20 settlements, in which 1,600 people live, are left without light.
“Emergency crews are working to restore power supply,” - stated in the text.
On October 19, about 9 thousand inhabitants of the Soloneshensky district of Altai Krai were left without electricity due to a disconnection of the 110 kV overhead power line Petropavlovskaya-Soloneshenskaya.