Ground transportation is paralyzed! Hundreds of flights are cancelled! The heaviest snowfall in more than 80 years

Source: admin Time: 2022-12-21

According to CCTV Finance news: The Russian capital Moscow recently experienced the heaviest snowfall in the past 80 years. Affected by it, ground transportation in Moscow was paralyzed on the 18th, and hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled.

According to local media reports, the average snow accumulation in Moscow, the capital of Russia, reached between 33 centimeters and 38 centimeters on the 18th, setting a local record for the same period. Similar blizzards usually occur in February in previous years. According to the Russian Hydrometeorological Research Center, the highest snow accumulation record in Moscow in the past was 34 centimeters, which occurred in 1941. Russian TV One described the blizzard as "a catastrophe" in its report. Information from the Russian Meteorological Department showed that the heavy snow had stopped on the morning of the 19th, Moscow time.

More than 100 flights were delayed or canceled at Moscow's Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo airports. Government departments arranged 120,000 people and more than 14,000 snow removal equipment to go to the streets to remove snow. Snowplows were given priority to clear the ground to ease the severe traffic congestion. In addition, local media reported that workers used thick mattresses to cover the vehicles below when cleaning the roofs to prevent them from being damaged by falling ice and snow. Sidewalks in some parts of Moscow were completely covered with snow. Some buses were stuck on snow-covered roads, and passengers were forced to abandon their vehicles and walk.

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