“166 10 kV power lines are disconnected, 1,185 transformer substations, 0.4 – 365, population – 498 thousand. 38 teams are working,” he indicated.

Kryuchkov also said that the most affected areas of the peninsula are Chernomorsky, Saki, Belogorsky, Simferopol, Oktyabrsky, Bakhchisarai, Leninsky.

A storm warning is in effect in Crimea and Sevastopol due to hurricane winds, gusts of which reach 40 m/s.

Earlier that day, the head of the Republic of Crimea, Sergei Aksenov, announced that due to unfavorable weather conditions, Monday had been declared a day off.

On the same day, it was reported that due to the storm in the village of Geroevskoye on the shore of the Kerch Strait, 40 houses were blocked. The water level in the sea has increased significantly, because of this, roads are partially flooded and city beaches are being washed away. In Kerch, the city embankment is partially flooded. Several small areas have also been cut off from the city.

In the Crimean city of Evpatoria, the evacuation of houses began after flooding from the sea. According to a message from the adviser to the head of the republic Oleg Kryuchkov, all evacuees will be accommodated in boarding houses and sanatoriums. The head of the region, Sergei Aksenov, announced the creation of an operational headquarters.