On the Bright Side of the Typhoon: Tons of Scallops Washed Up on Sakhalin Shores
Kamchatka is preparing for a yet another wave of the storm. All emergency services have been put on high alert but there's still hope that the storm that raged first in Japan and then on Sakhalin is going to get weaker and won't cause any serious damage.
Today, Sakhalin has been eliminating the damages caused by the devastating typhoon and, strangely enough, collecting its gifts. What were those gifts, we'll hear from Valeria Zinina. We're collecting the scallops that were thrown out here after the storm, after the typhoon. Tons of scallops — that's the gift to Sakhalin residents from the Talim cyclone. A huge amount of the delicacy washed up on the shores of the Aniva Bay.
Since early morning, shellfish fans have been collecting them and stuffing their car trunks full. The car is fully loaded. Why is it fully loaded? Because we have half a ton of scallops in it. The powerful typhoon Talim came to the island region from Japan. First, it hit Iturup and Kunashir, and later reached Sakhalin. In just 24 hours, the administrative center received 48 mm of precipitation.
It's almost half of a month's rainfall. Gusts of wind were peaking at 38 m/s. Even trees couldn't stand under the onslaught of Talim. This poplar, for example, was pulled out with its roots. The tree damaged the paving, as well as a bench on a children's playground. Luckily, nobody was wounded.
The city started to eliminate the damages caused by the storm at night, as soon as the wind subsided. We have organized round-the-clock shifts, with around 360 people and 150 machines on duty. Because of the damaged power towers, 3,000 people were left without electricity.
The most difficult situation is in Dolinsky district. Sadly, extreme winds there have damaged power towers. The Japanese hurricane has moved away from the populated areas. Tomorrow, it's expected to hit Kamchatka. Valeria Zinina, Aleksey Sheremetyev, Konstantin Riskin. Vesti at Sakhalin and Kuril Islands.