Crimea plunges into darkness after electric pylons blown up
Simferopol
(Crimea),
Nov
22:
A
state
of
emergency
was
declared
in
Crimea
after
transmission
towers
in
the
neighbouring
Ukraine's
Kherson
region
were
blown
up,
causing
a
blackout,
media
reported
on
Sunday.
Around
2
million
people
living
in
Crimea
faced
black
out
after
electric
pylons
which
supply
power
from
Ukraine
were
blown
up.
According to reports, people in the region forced to live in darkness after all four power lines were cut.
Images circulated on social media appeared to show Ukrainian flags attached to the damaged pylons.
After being annexed by Russia last year, Ukrainian authorities continued to supply power to the area, reported BBC.
A state of emergency has been declared and rescue teams have been put on high alert.
Mikhail Sheremet, Crimea's deputy prime minister, said the peninsula's hospitals had backup power sources and would not be affected.
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"Crimea
is
completely
cut
off,"
Viktor
Plakida,
the
director
of
Crimea
Energy,
told
Russia's
Tass
news
agency.
Two
of
the
four
main
power
lines
were
cut
in
an
earlier
attack
on
Friday,
reports
said.
Ukrainian authorities said they encountered activists blockading the site when they tried to repair the damaged pylons.
OneIndia News (With inputs from agency)