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| Snowfall in the Moscow region the most powerful in 40 years |
| 2023-11-28 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The Moscow region experienced the most powerful snowfall in the last 40 years. The governor of the region, Andrei Vorobyov, announced this on November 27in his Telegram channel. “The region is experiencing the heaviest snowfall in 40 years. Almost three thousand people, more than two thousand pieces of equipment, cleaned the roads and streets all night,” he wrote. According to Vorobyov, snow removal work does not stop for a minute, and special attention is paid to public transport routes. The governor clarified that the most difficult situation is now observed in Mozhaisk, Leninsky, Lobnya and Podolsk, where additional forces are currently being deployed to remove snow. As reported by IA Regnum , earlier on November 27, the Federal Air Transport Agency reported that the Zhukovsky airport near Moscow was closed for cleaning the runway due to snowfall. The department noted that Moscow airports Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Vnukovo continue to operate normally. The scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia, Roman Vilfand, warned on November 26 that a powerful cyclone approaching Moscow from the Black Sea would lead to the heaviest snowfall ever observed in November. According to him, in connection with this, wet snow and wind speed up to 15–20 m/s are predicted. Vilfand clarified on November 27 that the storm warning in Moscow was extended until 13:00. According to weather forecasters, 35% of the monthly precipitation fell in the capital within 24 hours. |
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