Schools on the islands of Iturup and Paramushir have switched to distance learning due to bad weather. It has been reported DEA News Regarding the Ministry of Education of the Sakhalin Region.
“Due to weather conditions, Severo-Kurilsk school Kurilsk and Reidovo schools have been transferred to distance education,” the ministry said in a statement.
According to the Regional Ministry of Emergencies, snowstorms and storm winds are expected on February 15 in the North Kuril, Kuril and South Kuril regions.
Previously in New Zealand announced state of emergency due to an approaching cyclone. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said the weather event will likely be one of the biggest events in New Zealand in recent times.
We’re talking about Hurricane Gabriel, in the North Island city of Auckland, where four people were already killed and drowned by the impending flood.