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More than 520 houses in Kryvyi Rih without heating. Teams from other regions to be involved in repair of heating networks – Ministry of Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine. PHOTOS

Timur Tkachenko, Deputy Minister of Communities and Territories Development, chaired a meeting of the fourth Emergency Response Center in Kryvyi Rih.

This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to the press centre of the Ministry of Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine.

According to him, repair works are ongoing in the city. Yesterday alone, emergency repair teams managed to restore heating to 36 buildings.

"We are holding the fourth emergency response center on the situation in Kryvyi Rih. As of today, 1,428 houses in the city are heated, while 527 are still without heat. As of now, 51 repair teams are working around the clock to repair everything as soon as possible. All teams are provided with the necessary materials. The city expects reinforcements from other regions," said Tkachenko.

Repair of networks in Kryvyi Rih
Repair of networks in Kryvyi Rih
Repair of networks in Kryvyi Rih
Repair of networks in Kryvyi Rih
Repair of networks in Kryvyi Rih

According to the State Emergency Service, there are currently 281 "Points of Invincibility" in operation. They provide heat, hot meals, as well as medical and psychological assistance. There is no need to deploy additional ones.

The Ministry of Development has decided to deploy the Emergency Response Center in Kryvyi Rih. The main task of the Сentre is to constantly monitor all points where the emergency response is taking place with reports twice a day.

As reported, almost 1,000 houses in Kryvyi Rih have been left without heating since 21 November due to damage to heating networks, with about 110,000 people living in them. Kryvyi Rih CHPP promised to complete the connection of all consumers to heat by 8 December.