More than 30 arrival and departure flights at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk airport were delayed due to bad weather conditions, as reported on the airport’s electronic display. By Wednesday morning the airport was unable to accept or drop off a single plane. Wrote Governor Valery Limarenko.
A total of 33 flights were postponed, domestic, interregional and one international destination (flights between Sakhalin and Harbin, China). The airline’s press service reported that due to weather conditions, flights were rescheduled until January 25, but the weather is unlikely to improve by this time.
A state of emergency was declared in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk due to a severe snowstorm, winds reaching 18-23 meters per second and visibility below 100 meters. Rescue teams warned that heavy snow and blizzards were expected in 10 municipalities in southern Sakhalin on January 24 and 25.
in Sakhalin and Kamchatka to be continued heavy snowfall and blizzard. More than 50 cm of snow will fall in two days. Snow drifts and drifts of one and a half meters are expected due to strong winds.
Earlier, meteorologist Shuvalov predicted that the frequency of natural disasters in Russia will increase to increase.