Heavy snowfall disrupted the work of Moscow’s airports and road traffic

According to Moscow Deputy Mayor Piotr Biryukov, the capital, which was already covered in snow, saw an additional 23 centimeters of snow in the capital, which started on Sunday and lasted overnight, due to the blizzard. About 135,000 people took part in snow removal. people and 18 thousand were used. devices.

In the past 24 hours, almost 200 trucks got stuck in the snow and needed the help of road workers, the Moscow Department of Transport reported.

As of Monday morning, 53 flights were delayed and another five canceled at three of Moscow’s four airports, Russian business newspaper Vedomosti reported. The biggest delays were at Sheremetyevo Airport, north of the capital. Two southern airports, Domodedovo and Vnukovo, were also delayed, the report said. At Zhukovsky Airport, located southeast of the city, flights from Moscow were operating according to schedule, Vedomosti writes.

Heavy snow and temperatures below -50 degrees Celsius were also reported in the Yakutia region of Siberia. Similar temperatures are expected in the neighboring Magadan region in the coming days.