Basements, metro and parking lots are intended for temporary shelter for residents of the city of Kharkov in case of an emergency. Today, local journalists were shown hiding places in the basements of houses on the street. Plekhanovskaya, 73 and st. Orenburgskaya, 4.
According to Orest Tolochenko, the head of the population protection department of urban areas of the Civil Protection Department of the Kharkiv City Council, one such shelter is designed for about 70 people..
According to him, a total of 331 protective structures are intended to shelter working personnel, 4 thousand for about 1.2 million residents of the city.. 200 cellars. Also, temporary shelters are 30 metro stations, 53 underground passages and more than 20 parking lots.. In addition, shelters are equipped in large state enterprises, in schools, kindergartens and other facilities.. The responsible manager of the enterprise for the shelter of the working personnel.
According to the head of the department, Kharkiv residents can find out about the nearest place of shelter by contacting the Zhilkomservis KP and the 112 service. In addition, the development of an interactive map of protective structures is nearing completion.. All shelters will be marked on the Kharkiv Geoportal website, and Kharkiv residents will be able to quickly find out information using a smartphone.
At the same time, Orest Tolochenko noted that not all basements are suitable for shelter. According to him, since 2014, 80% of basements have been put in order, and although protective structures are constantly being examined, there are cases of vandalism - people break down doors and steal metal..
“Not all basements can be considered shelters. New buildings have small basements, but there are also parking lots. There are protective structures at bankrupt enterprises that do not work. In addition, since 2015, the basements in residential buildings have been owned by residents, so they often use them for their own needs - they store things, vegetables. We cannot prohibit this, but fewer people can hide in such basements.. If the basement is bought out, there may be warehouses, gyms, but the owners of these firms can shelter the population in them, if this is not a warehouse, ”explained Orest Tolochenko.
It should be noted that houses with basements intended for shelter have corresponding signs and information with the telephone numbers of the Zhilkomservis enterprise, where you can take the keys. If there are no signs, they should be made and hung up in the near future.. Also KP " In the event of an alarm, a person must take documents, water, food, hygiene items, children's and other essentials to the shelter.. The basement is designed for temporary shelter - from a few minutes to a couple of hours. Residents who live in a 500-meter zone from metro stations can take refuge in the metro. Also, in case of an emergency, you can hide under the bridge..