Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Vilkul has said that the damage caused by a heavy snowfall in Kyiv is estimated at tens of millions of hryvnias.
“It will be possible to make an analysis after [the consequences of the heavy snowfall] are eliminated. I think that the amount will be calculated at tens of millions [of hryvnias],” he told journalists in Kyiv on Wednesday.
Vilkul also said that over 300 vehicles from enterprises of all forms of ownership were currently involved in cleaning up and removing snow.
“Once the work is completed, a decision will be made on the amount to be compensated from the reserve fund,” he added.
As reported, Kyiv saw a record snowfall on March 22-23. According to Director of the Ukrainian Hydro-Meteorological Center Mykola Kulbida, a snowfall of this kind has not been observed in the city since 1881.
He said that 60 mm of precipitation had fallen in the last few days (with the monthly rate being 47 mm).
An emergency situation was declared in Kyiv on March 23.
