2 people died and 2 were hospitalized during the ascent of citizens on July 16 to Mount Hoverla during the Viche in honor of the 15th anniversary of the proclamation of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine. This was reported to "proUA" by the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.\n\nOne person died of heart failure at 14:00 due to a change in atmospheric pressure. Another person was fatally struck by lightning. Two people were hospitalized.\n\nUnits of the State Special (Militarized) Emergency Rescue Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations were involved in the rescue operations.\n\nThe Ministry of Emergency Situations is not naming either the genders or the surnames of the dead and hospitalized.\n\nAs reported by "Channel 5", during the descent of the people a downpour with hail began. A man died from a lightning strike. According to the channel's information, a woman died of heart failure.\n\nAccording to the press service of the President, more than 10 thousand people took part in the events on Hoverla together with Viktor Yushchenko, who went up the mountain with his two daughters, including representatives of the authorities from almost all regions of Ukraine.