Emergency services became unavailable for Rostov residents during the hurricane.

Against the backdrop of rain and gusty winds in the Rostov region, the police, rescue service, gas and utility services became unavailable, and in some cases, specialists did not arrive for several hours, local residents complained on Telegram.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on the evening of July 25, after the rains and gusty winds, problems with electricity supply arose in 15 cities and districts of the Rostov region, and in a number of areas, there were also issues with water supply.

Emergency services, despite the extremely negative weather conditions, are fully engaged in recovery work, reported the governor of the Rostov region, Yuri Slyusar, in his Telegram channel late last night.

He urged residents to stay home if possible and not to go outside unless absolutely necessary.

This post in Yuri Slyusar's Telegram channel, which has more than 166,000 subscribers, received 251 reactions and 220 comments by 08:50 MSK on July 26. Users, identifying themselves as local residents, complained that they could not reach emergency and rescue services.

"I am sitting in a car that has been crushed by a tree, and I can't get out, I can't reach anyone either. All rescue services are unavailable," wrote Alina.

"I couldn't reach the gas workers or the number 112. At Dolomanovskaya, 1, the gas pipe was torn off the facade. Whether this is a critical problem or not, but it is concerning," noted Elena Ivanova.

"Podvoiskogo, 37, the electrical panel is flooding. About 600 residents of the apartment building are abandoned. No one is addressing the causes of the flooding. I couldn't reach anyone," indicated Andrey.

"No way, 112 is also dropping calls today," noted a user with the nickname SG.

"I only got through to the services by 22:00," noted Olga Grinchenko.

"Vodnikov, 22a, the whole yard is covered with trees, the lines are busy, cars are crushed," wrote a user A&S.

Commenters also complained about the lack of response from emergency and rescue services. "The management company has left people to fend for themselves. No work is being done to eliminate the emergency, there are no on-duty electricians or representatives of the management company on site," wrote Yana.

"Since 18:00 no one has arrived, half of Bataisk is without electricity, Gorkogo, 144, is without electricity and water supply," noted Tatyana Ogurtsova.

"Why aren't the services responding? They are obliged to react immediately in emergencies!" emphasized Natiya Khozieva.

Some users criticized the authorities and the state of the utility infrastructure, pointing out that there were problems with its maintenance even before the bad weather.

"I read my fellow countrymen and understand that we are simply abandoned! No one even tries to create the illusion that someone is doing something. We are not needed by anyone," stated a user N Didi.

"Shame on the authorities. They have brought the city to complete ruin," stated Tatyana Polonskaya.

In other comments, residents also complained about prolonged power and water outages in various settlements in the region, including Rostov-on-Don, Bataisk, Aksai, Gukovo, and Novoshakhtinsk.

Commenters also pointed out the state of the stormwater drainage and the lack of generators at pumping stations. They complained that they could not cook food, criticized officials for disruptions in public transport, rising taxi costs, and the inability to buy gasoline in canisters for generators.

As of 08:50 MSK, there are no comments on the websites of the regional departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Emergency Situations, as well as on the websites of the administrations of Rostov-on-Don and the Rostov region regarding local residents' complaints that emergency and rescue services were unavailable during the hurricane.

According to the weather service of the "Caucasian Knot", today in Rostov-on-Don there is rain with thunderstorms, the air temperature is +21 degrees, wind speed is 3 meters per second. Cloudy weather is expected on the night of July 27, the air temperature will drop to +19 degrees, and wind speed will increase to 4 meters per second. The weather service is a partnership project of the "Caucasian Knot" and Gismeteo. The service also allows for adjusting meteorological data for a more accurate forecast. The service is also available in light version and in the "Caucasian Knot" applications for Android and AndroidGO.