US Edition‘Snow apocalypse’ hits Russia’s Kamchatka, multi-storey buildings buried in viral video
- On Monday, powerful winter storms buried towns across the Kamchatka Peninsula, halting transport and shutting schools while at least two residents died in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
- Meteorologists say the scale of snowfall from low-pressure systems in the Sea of Okhotsk is unprecedented, with December totals triple the average and Jan. 1-16 around 150% more, says Vera Polyakova.
- Images and videos circulating online show buildings buried up to the fourth floor, with average snow depths reaching 170 centimeters and rescue workers digging through deep drifts.
- Mayor Yevgeny Belyayev declared a citywide state of emergency to mobilise snow removal after two fatalities and blamed property management companies for delays, while Governor Vladimir Solodov set a Jan. 21 deadline to clear major roads and ordered manual tracking of supplies.
- With roads still extremely hazardous, road crews and city officials continue clearance while Solodov orders schools in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to reopen amid icicle and avalanche hazards.
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Kamchatka in the Far East of Russia fights with snow masses that are unusual even for this region. On the peninsula the state of emergency applies - meteorologists speak of the heaviest snowfalls in decades.[more]]>
The locals are now fighting to get out of the house and recover the cars buried under the snowy mountains.The images that appeared in the last hours show the expansion of the disaster.Never before in the last 30 years, the Cyclone who hit Kamceatka transformed its cities and residence maps into a hard country to recognize. The village has been gathered in rough streets, and in some areas it reaches up to four meters. The entrances in blocks have…
Unprecedented winter storms have paralyzed Russia's Far East region, causing deaths, traffic disruptions and supply problems.
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