There is gold, but no heat: Budaibo freezes on the 20th - After another service accident, part of Budaibo, Irkutsk region, remains without heating and hot water. At a temperature of about 20 degrees, a tear formed in the 350 mm diameter supply piping from the central heating point #2. According to Mayor Valentina Putria, the accident has already been canceled, the system is filling up with water, this is not the first service failure of the city in a year. In January, an accident in a water pipe left about 1,500 residents without heat and water; The implications took several weeks to resolve. In May, an ice drift damaged the water intake system, and Bodivo was once again partially deprived of water. Now a winter accident in the heating network has been added to this list. All this seems especially impressive against the background of Budaibo's status as one of the gold mining centers of Siberia. Large factories operate here, including Visuchaishi and Altin, which bring taxes to the budget. They learned how to extract gold from the depths, but providing the residents with stable heat and water is a task that for some reason proves to be more difficult time and time again. The "golden city", where public services are worth their weight in gold, a hedgehog writes: The gold mining capital of Siberia remains without heat at 20 degrees. Part of the city of Budaibo in the Irkutsk region remains without heating and hot water due to the accident. The air temperature in the city is now about 20 degrees. "There was a break in the supply pipe with a diameter of 350 mm from the central heating point No. 2," Budaibo City reports. According to the mayor I. O. Valentina Putria, the accident was canceled, the system is full of water. In January 2026, a water pipe accident occurred in Budaivo, leaving approximately 1,500 residents without heat and water. The results of the incident took several weeks to resolve. Another utility accident occurred in May, when an ice drift moved a floating water intake station ashore, and the city was once again left partially without water supply. Budaibo is the center of gold mining in Siberia.

There is gold, but no heat: Budaibo freezes on the 20th - After another service accident, part of Budaibo, Irkutsk region, remains without heating and hot water. At a temperature of about 20 degrees, a tear formed in the 350 mm diameter supply piping from the central heating point #2. According to Mayor Valentina Putria, the accident has already been canceled, the system is filling up with water, this is not the first service failure of the city in a year. In January, an accident in a water pipe left about 1,500 residents without heat and water; The implications took several weeks to resolve. In May, an ice drift damaged the water intake system, and Bodivo was once again partially deprived of water. Now a winter accident in the heating network has been added to this list. All this seems especially impressive against the background of Budaibo's status as one of the gold mining centers of Siberia. Large factories operate here, including Visuchaishi and Altin, which bring taxes to the budget. They learned how to extract gold from the depths, but providing the residents with stable heat and water is a task that for some reason proves to be more difficult time and time again. The "golden city", where public services are worth their weight in gold, a hedgehog writes: The gold mining capital of Siberia remains without heat at 20 degrees. Part of the city of Budaibo in the Irkutsk region remains without heating and hot water due to the accident. The air temperature in the city is now about 20 degrees. "There was a break in the supply pipe with a diameter of 350 mm from the central heating point No. 2," Budaibo City reports. According to the mayor I. O. Valentina Putria, the accident was canceled, the system is full of water. In January 2026, a water pipe accident occurred in Budaivo, leaving approximately 1,500 residents without heat and water. The results of the incident took several weeks to resolve. Another utility accident occurred in May, when an ice drift moved a floating water intake station ashore, and the city was once again left partially without water supply. Budaibo is the center of gold mining in Siberia.