Dangerous meteorological phenomenon

Wind is one of those natural phenomena affecting the roof that must be taken into account when building any structure.

On the territory of the Ulan district, it is subject to strong winds (according to the Kazhydromet branch, the maximum wind speed in the Ulan district was gusts up to 18-22 m/s), as a result of which, according to statistics, annually tears off the roofs and cladding of residential and socio-cultural buildings, power lines break, which leads to a violation of the living conditions of the population and significant material damage, in some cases, alas, becoming the cause of injury to people.

To date, in 2021, as a result of strong winds with gusts of 18-22 m/s, three cases of emergency have occurred.

On 10.07.2021, as a result of a strong wind with gusts of 20 m / s, the roofs were partially torn off from the building of the M. Lomonosov secondary school in the village of Mamai Batyr, the total area of the roof failure was 350 sq. m.;

On 10.07.2021, as a result of a gusty wind up to 20 m / s, the roof of the Pushkin secondary school building in the village of Sagyr was partially torn off, the total area of the roof failure was 40 sq. m.;

On 10.07.2021, as a result of a gusty wind up to 20 m / s, the roof of the kindergarten building of AyAru LLP in the village of Sagyr was partially torn off, the total area of the roof failure was 65 sq. m.

Basically, roof failures occur in buildings and structures where the roof has not been repaired for a long period of operation, poor-quality roofing materials were used for its repair, or the installation of load-bearing elements during construction or major repairs was not carried out correctly.

The emergency department of the Ulan district strongly recommends that residents of the region in case of increased wind, do not ignore the messages of the rescue service "112", be extremely careful, do not approach weakly fixed and dilapidated structures, abandoned buildings, trees, power lines.

In case of an emergency, inform the emergency services by calling "101" and "112".

Department of Emergency Situations of the Ulan district