"Nothing has changed": Bodaibo residents are still waiting for the heating to return.

The governor assures that emergency recovery work is still ongoing. Irkutsk region Igor Kobzev. Workers are currently laying temporary above-ground water supply lines to replace the frozen ones.

According to official data as of Sunday evening, heat is being supplied to 12 homes in the emergency zone. Heat has been restored to a special needs school and School No. 3. Ten more homes are expected to have their heat restored by the end of today.

However, as a resident of Baikal reported to People of Baikal Bodaibo, "Nothing has changed at the moment"People have been living without heat and water since the end of January. And in the wooden houses near School No. 3, local residents are keeping warm only with space heaters. Water is being delivered to residents in special vehicles. The drainage system froze over on February 1st.

Water and heat disappeared in 140 houses Bodaibo was still in operation on January 27th. The cause was a water main failure and a heating main break. A regional state of emergency has been in effect in the city since February 7th. A criminal case has been opened.

All emergency crews are working in the city, assisted by students from the Bodaibo Mining College. Additionally, a Russian Emergencies Ministry Mi-8 helicopter has departed from Irkutsk, carrying repair and recovery equipment and technical specialists. Volunteers, who delivered water and hot meals to residents, have also begun distributing protective clothing to utility workers.

Photo: People of Baikal