BREAKING NEWS: Weather “apocalypse” in Odessa: 9 people died, including a child (photo report)

The city’s sewage plants are not working, and part of the city is flooded.

In the Odessa region, 9 people died, including a child, due to a heavy downpour that began on the night of September 30 and lasted for many hours. This was reported by the press service of the regional headquarters of the State Emergency Service .

“For almost 24 hours, rescuers have been eliminating the consequences of the bad weather in Odessa and the Odessa region. Currently, 9 people are known to have died, including 1 child,” the State Emergency Service said.

All night long, the State Emergency Service notes, rescuers helped evacuate people from water traps, remove cars, pump water out of buildings, and search for the missing girl, whose body was found at 7 a.m. A State Emergency Service psychologist worked at the search site.Video of the day

A total of 362 people were rescued and 227 vehicles were evacuated.

The State Emergency Service has deployed 255 rescuers and 68 pieces of equipment.

Work is currently underway.

As specified by the State Emergency Service, among the rescued are passengers of 7 passenger buses, one of which is an international bus.

Many people were unable to get home due to the bad weather and stayed at work overnight.

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According to the press service of the Odessa City Hall , almost a two-month rainfall rate fell in the regional center within 7 hours. This caused flooding of a number of streets, as well as damage to municipal infrastructure. In addition to pipeline accidents, two sewage pumping stations are currently flooded due to abnormal rainfall.

“One of the facilities in the Peresyp area experienced an emergency power outage, which is currently being resolved by DTEK specialists. The station and generators were flooded with a powerful stream of water, which temporarily made the operation of pumping equipment impossible. Also, due to flooding with surface stormwater, the operation of the sewage pumping station in the Chubayivka area was suspended,” the city hall specified.

It also states that due to the shutdown of pumping stations, traffic through Peresyp is currently impossible – this part of the city is flooded. Drivers are asked to be as careful as possible, choose alternative routes and follow safety rules.

Due to the emergency situation and traffic closure at the intersection of Lustdorfska Doroha and Levitana streets, the traffic patterns of a number of bus routes will change from October 1 until the completion of repair work. In particular, Nos. 7, 127, 146, 150, 185, 221, which will bypass other streets.

Due to flooding, many people were forced to abandon their cars to save their lives. This morning, the municipal enterprise “City Roads” appealed to vehicle owners to remove abandoned cars from the middle of the roadway on dozens of streets in different districts of Odessa as soon as possible.

It is also reported that trolleybuses have now started operating on shortened routes: No. 8 runs only to Khimichna Street, No. 10 – only to Rishelievska Street and then in the opposite direction along Shevchenko Avenue, No. 9 (along the route), No. 3 – only to the 2nd Zastava.

Only three tram routes are currently operating – No. 5, 28, and 17.

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Heavy rain and flooding in Odessa – details

As UNIAN Weather wrote , a natural phenomenon of red danger level was recorded in Odessa on September 30. Forecasters reported that in many areas of the Odessa region, the amount of precipitation exceeded the monthly norm in 24 hours, and in Odessa – 94 mm of precipitation. According to local authorities, as of Tuesday evening, more than 230 people had been rescued, 23.7 thousand consumers were left without electricity. Eyewitnesses told about one deceased and that they were looking for a girl who was washed away by a stream of water.

(C)UNIAN 2025