A pregnant woman became unreachable to medical teams after getting stuck in a multi kilometer traffic jam on the M-4 Don highway in the Rostov region. Telegram channel Mash reported this development, noting that at 07:40 this morning she fell ill near the city of Zverevo. Large snowdrifts obstructed access for ambulances, leaving her condition unknown at the moment. The harsh weather continues to worsen conditions on the ground, with persistent rain and snowfall making travel hazardous across the region.
The Rostov region has been grappling with a weather pattern that began the night prior. Snowfall intensified and persisted into the day, creating long traffic blocks on the M-4 Don highway. In the Kamensky district, a segment of the highway saw traffic come to a complete standstill, and authorities described the situation as a full traffic lock. Ongoing bad weather led to the declaration of a regional state of emergency in five municipalities within Rostov.
Earlier updates from regional leadership noted that the traffic congestion on the M-4 Don had started to ease. The governor of Rostov, Vasily Golubev, indicated that the jam had shrunk from about 60 kilometers down to roughly 39 kilometers. Emergency responders and assets have been mobilized, with 181 people and 111 units of equipment involved in the relief operations so far. The evolving weather and road conditions continue to challenge rescue efforts and the safe transport of vulnerable civilians, including pregnant residents in distress. Attribution: Mash on Telegram.