Power supply to Mahiloŭ chemical giant to be restored within a week – energy minister

July 14, Pozirk. It may take engineers a week to restore power supply to Mahiloŭchimvałakno, a Mahiloŭ-based state-owned chemical plant manufacturing polyethylene terephthalate, polyester fiber and polymer films, following the July 9–10 thunderstorms.
The state-run media quoted Energy Minister Dzianis Maroz as saying that a key line supplying power to equipment has been damaged. The plant employs more than 5,000 workers.
Earlier, Emergencies Minister Vadzim Siniaŭski said that five high-voltage lines were left without power in Mahiloŭ as a result of thunderstorms and wind gusts.
A woman camping outdoors was killed by a tumbled tree in Mahiloŭ. Several people were injured.
A similar storm one year ago damaged power lines, disrupted water supply and killed seven people in the Homiel region.
Belarus' thunderstorm leaves one dead, several injured
- SocietyBelarus suggests seasonal border access for wild herb collectors from UkraineThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- Politics, SecurityUkraine weighs options to defend against possible Belarus offensiveThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyMAZ bus catches fire in MinskThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Society
- Economy
- SocietyŁukašenka offers Belarus’ agricultural mechanization expertise to MozambiqueThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SocietyReligious affairs commissioner to be directly accountable to ŁukašenkaThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SocietyReprisals: KGB harassing people convicted of “extremism” in BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityNo Russian drones detected along Belarusian-Ukrainian border this week, report saysThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, Security
- Politics, Security
- Politics, SecurityOver 100 attempts at irregular crossing via Belarus reported at EU border for eighth time this monthThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics
- Politics
- PoliticsCouncil of Europe’s Contact Group for Belarus holds meeting in StrasbourgThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsBelarus to close embassy in Equatorial Guinea before appointing first ambassadorThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyOfficial: over 550 fire safety breaches recorded in forests and peatlandsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- EconomyBelarus ranks 13th in price growth among ex-Soviet states in January-MayThe material is available only to POZIRK+



