Murmansk Alters Aid Point Operating Hours on Tuesday

The Murmansk administration announced changes to the operating hours of aid points on January 27.

Field kitchens will operate from 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM at the following addresses:

• Svyazi Ave., 30, Gymnasium No. 1;

• Skalnaya St., 12, School No. 49;

• Mira St., 12, School No. 49 (second building);

• Geroev-Severomortsev Ave., 76/3, Gymnasium No. 9 (former School No. 41).

Food package distribution will take place in two stages: at 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM at the following addresses:

• Alexander Nevsky St., 81;

• Ushakova St., 9;

• Safonova St., 37;

• Polyarnye Zori St., 51/33.

At each address, there is an opportunity to charge phones. City institutions are also open from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM for Murmansk residents: kettles and microwave ovens are available.

A state of emergency has been declared in the Murmansk region. Full restoration of power supply after the accident may take at least a week. The Prosecutor«s Office of the Murmansk region has already launched an investigation due to mass power outages. A criminal case has been initiated. It was found that the fallen power line poles had been in service for almost 60 years.

Murmansk residents have been told where they can go to warm up and charge electronic devices. Interactive maps have also been prepared for citizens. See how queues are forming at aid points for hot water and charging. Northerners shared how they are coping with difficulties when there has been no electricity for the third day.

Yandex Taxi will refund money for rides from areas of emergency outages in Murmansk.

All important and current information about power outages in Murmansk and the region is published in our online broadcast.