[Regnum] Almost 70 mm of precipitation fell in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in one day, which is more than 60% of the monthly norm. This was reported on the morning of March 24 by the city's head, Yevgeny Belyaev.
"Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky remains in the grip of a cyclone. Road services are working in an enhanced mode: about 50 units of equipment are working on the roads. Snow removal is complicated by the fact that there are many abandoned personal cars along the roads," Belyaev wrote on his Telegram channel.
The mayor called on residents to refrain from driving on roads unless necessary. According to him, over 60% of the monthly precipitation norm fell in 24 hours. Wet snow makes it difficult for equipment to operate, Belyaev added. In addition, due to snowfall in the mountainous areas of the city district, the avalanche danger regime has been extended until March 27 inclusive.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on March 9, a blizzard and snowfall impeded traffic in six districts of Bashkiria. At 15:50 local time (13:30 Moscow time), freight and passenger transport were prohibited from entering the federal highway M-7 "Volga" from the 1231st to the 1331st km, in the Ufimsky, Kushnarenkovsky and Dyurtyulinsky districts. At 16:00 (14:00 Moscow time), a similar restriction was introduced on the regional road Birsk - Tastuba - Satka from the zero to the 144th km, in the Birsky, Mishkinsky and Karaidelsky districts.
On February 25, passengers of several planes flying to Sochi were unable to reach their destination. The planes diverted to alternate airfields due to heavy snowfall.