Deputy Mayor, Plant Managers Detained Over Major Power Outage in Moscow Region - The Moscow Times
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A Moscow region official and two senior executives at a military production plant have been detained over ongoing power outages outside the Russian capital, Russia’s Investigative Committee said Tuesday, as subzero temperatures grip much of the country.  At least 21,000 people had power knocked out in their homes in the town of Podolsk last Thursday when a heating main burst at the Klimovsk Specialized Ammunition Plant.
  • Tosti@feddit.nl
    5·
    10 months ago

    21.000 people in a city of 13 million. that sounds like a rounding error.

    • Curious Canid@lemmy.caEnglish
      41·
      10 months ago

      I understand what you mean, but there’s a good chance that some of them will die without heat. And even a few deaths like that are significant, no matter how large the city.