US EditionRussia's Remote Kamchatka Digs Out From 'Snow Apocalypse'
Record snowfall exceeding two metres caused deaths and major disruptions, with officials blaming housing management failures and cyclones from the Sea of Okhotsk, authorities said.
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Snowflakes of this intensity have not been recorded for more than 30 years.
Record-Breaking Snowfall Buries Buildings in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, Prompting State of Emergency
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia - Towns across Russia's remote Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula have been engulfed by historic snowfall, with accumulations exceeding seven feet in many areas and massive drifts reaching several meters high. The extreme weather, described as the heaviest in over 60 years, has buried vehicles, blocked roads and building entrances, and forced authorities to...
Video. "Snow apocalypse": Russia's Kamchatka emerges from record winter storm
Video. Life is slowly returning to normal in Russia’s far east after what residents are calling a “snow apocalypse.” A powerful cyclone dumped record snowfall on the Kamchatka region, burying homes, blocking roads, and disrupting public transport.
The Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Peninsula in Russia has not seen such snow chaos in 60 years. Now the authorities are warning
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