The downpour flooded the capital of Abkhazia

The heavy rain, which continued all night, led to the flood in the capital of Abkhazia Sukhum, Interfax reports.

According to the correspondent of the agency, the central streets of Sukhuma are flooded, the work of public transport was interrupted, in the morning city buses and trolleybuses could not reach their usual routes.

In addition, showers were accompanied by squalling gusts of wind. In the city, interruptions in power supply arose, several tens of thousands of Sukhum residents are left without electricity. In a number of areas of the capital, water supply was interrupted.

According to the agency, real rivers flow along the coastal city streets. On the morning of August 7, employees of the Ministry of Emergencies of Abkhazia began to clear the streets from the fallen trees.