Issued on: 18/12/2022 – 15:26Modified: 18/12/2022 – 15:24
Moscow (AFP) – Heavy snowfall descended on the Russian capital on Sunday, disrupting visitors, delaying flights and leaving pavements buried with snow.
In components of Moscow, snow piled into mounds over 30 centimetres (12 inches) excessive, one thing not normally noticed till the tip of winter in February, the Fobos climate centre mentioned.
The final time an identical depth of snow was recorded in Moscow in mid-December was in 1989 and in 1993, Fobos added.
Near 119,000 folks and over 12,500 autos had been deployed to clear the snow, in response to Moscow metropolis authorities, with snowfall forecast to proceed till the night.
“It is a snow Armageddon: in Moscow there may be such a storm which you could’t stroll or drive,” state-controlled Channel One mentioned in a report.
Pavements in some components of the capital had been left fully lined in snow with snow-clearing gear prioritising roads to ease the closely congested visitors.
Air visitors was additionally affected with over 50 flights both delayed or cancelled at Moscow airports.
© 2022 AFP
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